Rare Crusader Arabic Inscription Discovered

According to Israeli antiquities officials, an 800-year-old marble slab recovered from the walls of Old Jaffa contains the only known Crusader inscription written in Arabic. The almost completely intact four-line inscription was written in the name of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II with the date of “1229 of the Incarnation of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.” Frederick II, who led the Sixth Crusade (1228–29), fortified the citadel of the coastal city of Jaffa and also had himself crowned as “King of Jerusalem,” a title he gives in the inscription.

According to Israeli antiquities officials, an 800-year-old marble slab recovered from the walls of Old Jaffa contains the only known Crusader inscription written in Arabic.

Read more about the rare Crusader inscription.

Permalink: http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/news/rare-crusader-arabic-inscription-discovered/