Discovering a mysterious 2,000-year-old ritual bath in Israel

A ritual bath has a lifespan of up to 2,000 years and a new cryptographic message was discovered in Jerusalem (Israel) while archaeologists are conducting a routine survey here.

Bath mysterious ancient ritual intact after 2,000 years

Experts from the Israel Antiquities Agency (IAA) said during the excavation they discovered a bath for rituals - also known as miqwe, dating from the Second Temple Period (538 BC). Originally - 70 AD).

The room where the formal bath was found.(Source: IAA)

The IAA notice states: ' The walls of the bathroom are covered with ancient plaster and decorated with many frescoes and characters made up of a mixture of mud, soot and carvings. The characters are Aramaic language, written in the written form of Hebrew, which was very popular during the Second Temple period. Among the signs there is a boat, palm trees and many other plants, and may have menorah (Jewish lit table). '

Two excavation directors, Royee Greenwald and Alexander Wiegmann, said this was a very important finding. The almost intact storage room is also rare and curious.

Archaeologists say the inscription remains a mystery, but some characters can be used to refer to names. Wall paintings are extremely sensitive to changes in the environment, so experts have to quickly remove them and immediately transfer them to storage laboratories for preservation.

The task for current archaeologists is to explore the relationship between engraved symbols and messages , as well as the reason they are engraved on the bathroom wall.

The mysterious message in the ancient bathroom in Jerusalem.(Source: IAA)

IAA asks: ' Who painted them on the wall? Has a person or many people done that job? These are just mischievous drawings, or are we really in the hands of an extremely religious and spiritual message, maybe even a cry for someone's help in a difficult situation? '

Mr. Moshe Tur-Paz, head of education management at Jerusalem City Council, added: "The newly excavated archaeological site is of great value to Jews, and can open up a part of understanding. about the life of our ancestors in Jerusalem, we will continue to work with the IAA to discover new messages that are found. "/.

Archaeologists have yet to discover the meaning of the message as well as who carved it.(Source: IAA)

The inscriptions on the walls are easy to be damaged, so they were quickly taken out of the cave to the lab for preservation.(Source: IAA)