To John and all Doves,
I found this using the Google Art Project, and found it very interesting, I hope you will agree:
http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/the-israel-museum-jerusalem/artwork/hebrew-inscription-on-a-parapet-fragment-from-the-temple-mount-reading-to-the-place-of-trumpeting-unknown/715531/#details
http://cojs.org/cojswiki/The_Place_of_the_Trumpeting,_4_CE
(the stone was found in early 1968, according to the article above)
To the Place of Trumpeting
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Inscribed stone from the excavations of the southern
wall of the Temple Mount
1st century BCE
Israel Antiquities Authority, 78-1439
Photo: The Israel Museum, JerusalemThis incised stone block is one of the most fascinating remains of Herod's Temple. It apparently fell from the southwest corner of the Temple Mount to the street below, where it was discovered by excavators. According to Josephus, this was the location of "the roof of the priests' chambers, where one of the priests invariably stood to proclaim by trumpet blast, in the late afternoon the approach of every seventh day, and on the next evening its close..." (Josephus, The Jewish War, 4, 9)
The monumental inscription "to the place of trumpeting..." and the shape of the stone suggest that this find was once part of a parapet that ran along the wall of the Temple complex, indicating where the priests should stand to blow the trumpets. Presumably, the trumpet blasts could be heard throughout Jerusalem - in the City of David to the south and in Upper City to the west.
The inscription ends by part of a third word, which can be interpreted in either of two ways: "to declare [the Sabbath]" or "to distinguish [between the sacred and the profane]."Vic
God Bless You All!