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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/seal-bearing-name-of-judean-king-found-in-jerusalem/
Seal Bearing Name of Judean King Found in Jerusalem
(Times of Israel) Ilan Ben Zion - Archaeologists deciphered a seal impression bearing the name of the 8th century BCE biblical King Hezekiah found during excavations next to the Old City of Jerusalem, the Hebrew University announced Wednesday. The centimeter-long bulla, a stamp seal impression bearing the name "Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz, king of Judah," an 8th century BCE Judean ruler, was one of dozens found in recent years in a royal building in the Ophel situated immediately south of the Temple Mount, excavation leader Dr. Eilat Mazar said. Mazar called the artifact "the closest as ever that we can get to something that was most likely held by King Hezekiah himself." The bulla was found during excavations in 2009 but its significance was initially overlooked by researchers. Only this year did Hebrew University archaeologist Reut Ben Arieh decipher the inscription on the seal impression and determine its significance.