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GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF ISRAEL

IS THE TABLET A FORGERY? The Jehoash Tablet bears a 15-line inscription attributed to King Jehoash and, if authentic, would be the only known royal Israelite inscription. Since its discovery, scholars and laypeople alike have questioned its genuineness. BAR founder Hershel Shanks has long defended the authenticity of the tablet, as well as that of the James Ossuary and ivory pomegranate.