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{{Short description|Ancient Hebrew seal stamped on Judahite jars}} [[File:LMLK-stamps ancient-and-modern.jpg|right|thumb|LMLK stamps from the [[Kingdom of Judah]] atop LMLK-bearing [[Postage stamps and postal history of Israel|Israeli postage stamps]], 2006]] The '''LMLK seal''' appears on the handles of several large storage jars from the [[Kingdom of Judah]], where it was first issued during the reign of [[Hezekiah]] around 700 BCE. Seals bearing these four [[Hebrew letters]] have been discovered primarily on unearthed artifacts in and around [[Jerusalem]], with some in [[Northern District (Israel)|northern Israel]]. Several complete jars were found {{Langx|la|[[in situ]]|label=none}} at the ancient city of [[Tel Lachish|Lachish]], where they were buried underneath a [[destruction layer]] caused by [[Sennacherib]], who reigned over the [[Neo-Assyrian Empire]] from 705 BCE to 681 BCE.<ref>Ussishkin (2004), ''The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish'', p. 89 ("As the work of the renewed excavations developed it became clear that the destruction of Level III must be assigned to Sennacherib's attack in 701 BCE.").</ref> While none of the original [[Stamp seal|stamp seals]] have been found, some 2,000 impressions made by at least 21 seal types have been published.<ref>[http://www.lmlk.com/research/ LMLK Research website]</ref> The iconography of the two- and four-winged symbols are representative of royal symbols whose meaning "[[Ancient Near Eastern seals and sealing practices|was tailored in each kingdom to the local religion and ideology]]".<ref>Na'aman, Nadav. "The lmlk seal impressions reconsidered." Tel Aviv 43.1 (2016): 115.</ref>{{what|date=March 2024}}
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