Type: Replica of the Nathan Melek bullae

Around 2019, the bullae of Nathan Melek was found in the City of David excavations. The bullae reads “Belonging to Nathan Melech, Servant of the King.” Who was Nathan Melek? In 2 Kings 23:11 we read “He (King Josiah) removed from the entrance of the temple of the Lord, the horses that the kings of Judah had dedicated to the sun. They were in the court near the room of an official named Nathan Melek. Josiah then burned the chariots dedicated to the sun.”