Itholwe eduze komnyango womhume esiqiwini sase-Ain Gedi, inamahalananda amathathu ngakolunye uhlangothi nenkomishi ngakolunye.
Kutholwe uhlamvu lwemali oluneminyaka engu-2,000 ubudala olwaluvela ngesikhathi seziMpi ZamaJuda NamaRoma oGwadule LwaseJudiya, kusho i-Israel Antiquities Authority (ISA), icaphuna inkampani yezindaba yakwa-Israel i-TPS.
Amapomegranati amathathu aboniswe ohlangothini olulodwa lohlamvu lwesiliva oluyingxenye yeshekeli, kanti ngakolunye kuboniswe indebe. Amagama athi “iJerusalema Elingcwele” nawo abhaliwe.
Ngokwe-ISA, uhlamvu lwemali lusukela onyakeni wama-66 noma wama-67. AmaJuda ayengaphansi koMbuso WaseRoma, ngakho ukubunjwa kwezinhlamvu zemali kwakuwukuvezwa okudelelayo kobunikazi besizwe, kusho i-ISA.
Umbusi waseRoma kuphela owayenelungelo lokwenza izinhlamvu zemali, futhi izinhlamvu zemali zamaRoma cishe njalo zazimelela umbusi obusayo nezilwane. UYaniv David Levi, uchwepheshe wezibalo ehhovisi lezinto zakudala, wachaza ukuthi ingxenye yeshekeli yayiyintela ekhethekile amaJuda ayeyikhokha ukuze kugcinwe iThempeli lisesimweni esihle nokuthenga izilwane zemihlatshelo.
“Izinhlamvu zemali zonyaka wokuqala wokuhlubuka, njengalezo ezitholakala oGwadule LwaseJudiya, ziyivelakancane,” kusho uLevy. “Ngesikhathi sethempeli lesibili izihambi zazikhokha intela yengxenye yeshekeli ethempelini. Imali eyamukelwayo yokukhokhwa kwale ntela iminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-2,000 XNUMX kwakuyishekeli laseThire. Lapho kugqashuka ukuhlubuka kokuqala, abahlubuki bakhipha lezi zinhlamvu zemali ezibhalwe ukuthi 'shekeli lakwa-Israyeli', “ishekeli eliyingxenye yeshekeli” kanye “neshekeli lekota”.
Ukukhulekela ethempelini kubonakala kwaqhubeka phakathi nokuhlubuka, futhi lezi zinhlamvu zasetshenziswa nezihlubuki kule njongo. Lokhu kutholakala kwamenyezelwa phakathi nesonto lomhla ziyisishiyagalolunye ku-Av, usuku oludabukisayo kumaJuda ekhumbula ukubhujiswa kweThempeli LokuQala kanye Nelesibili. Lokhu kwenzeka ngosuku lwesishiyagalolunye lwenyanga yesiHeberu ka-Av (July noma August ekhalendeni likaGregory). Phakathi neholidi, eliqala ngoLwesithathu ebusuku ekushoneni kwelanga, amaJuda ayazila ukudla ukuze akhumbule izenzakalo ezibuhlungu.
Uhlamvu lwemali lwatholakala lapho kuhlolwa imihume oGwadule LwaseJudiya. Itholwe eduze komnyango womhume esiqiwini semvelo sase-Ain Gedi, esiseduze noLwandle Olufile. “Ngokusobala kwakukhona umhlubuki owazulazula emadwaleni asogwadule futhi walahla ingcebo eyigugu eyingxenye yeshekeli, futhi ngenhlanhla sakwazi ukuyithola ngemva kweminyaka engu-2,000 XNUMX futhi sakwazi ukuyibuyisela emphakathini,” kusho umvubukuli uHaggai Hamer.
