The name 'Rusalimum' appears on 4,000-year-old Egyptian clay figurines, alongside other contemporary cities of Canaan. It was customary to inscribe the figurines with the name of enemies and an appropriately dire curse. The figurine was then smashed in a magical ceremony in the belief that the power of the accursed enemy would thus be destroyed.
Replica of a figurine representing a bound captive, Egyptian 'Execration Texts', 19th century BCE.
A Letter from Jerusalem
In the royal archives of Tel Al Amarna in Egypt, 350 letters written in cuneiform script were found. This tablet is one of six letters written to Egyptian kings by the ruler of Urusalim.
Copy of Clay tablet from Tel Al Amarna, Egypt 14th century BCE.
