7th Century BCE
South Arabian Inscription Documenting Trade between Sheba and the "towns of Judah"
This bronze inscription found in southern Arabia, the land of Sheba, mentions a trading expedition of the kingdom of Sabaea (Biblical Sheba) to the “towns of Judah.”
The artifact is dated to the end of the 7th century BCE, after the time of Solomon, though it shows the plausibility of the contact between Israel and the land of Sheba.
South Arabian tablet documenting Sheba
André Lemaire
Map - Trade Route from Sheba
Biblical Archaeology Society
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Overview
This inscription mentions a trading expedition of the kingdom of Sabaea (Biblical Sheba) to ’HGR YHD," translating to the “towns of Judah.”
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