日前，以色列考古学家宣布发现了一枚2700年前的黏土印章，他们称该印章属于耶路撒冷的一位总督。
Israeli archaeologists unveiled a 2,700-year-old clay seal impression which they said belonged to a governor of Jerusalem.
以色列文物局称，该印章用古希伯来文刻着“致城市总督”的文字，其很可能是运送或寄送给代表城市总督的人员的一件纪念品。
The artifact, inscribed in an ancient Hebrew script as "belonging to the governor of the city", was likely attached to a shipment or sent as a souvenir on behalf of the governor, the Israel Antiquities Authority said.
印章约一枚硬币大小，上面刻有两个男人，身着及膝条纹长衫，面对面站立着，仿佛在照镜子。
The impression, the size of a small coin, depicts two standing men, facing each other in a mirror-like manner and wearing striped garments reaching down to their knees.
印章的发掘地点毗邻耶路撒冷古城内的犹太教哭墙。
It was unearthed near the plaza of Judaism's Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem.
古文物管理局引用了发掘者什洛米特·韦克斯勒·波多拉赫的话，在一份声明中称：“它是圣经中关于2700年前存在耶路撒冷城市总督的说法的有力证据。”
"It supports the Biblical rendering of the existence of a governor of the city in Jerusalem 2,700 years ago," an Antiquities Authority statement quoted excavator Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah as saying.
在美国总统唐纳德·特朗普承认耶路撒冷为以色列首都几周后，该古文物管理局便宣布了这一发现。特朗普总统的决定推翻了几十年来有关耶路撒冷地位的政策，并引发了巴勒斯坦人的抗议和国际关注。
The Antiquities Authority's announcement came several weeks after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital, a decision that overturned a decades-old policy on the status of the city and stirred Palestinian protests and international concern.