5236. Lachish Letter I; Israelite; 586 BC From Lachish (modern Tell ed-Duweir); Israel This ostraka was found near the main gate of ancient Lachish in a burnt layer associated with the destruction of the city by the Babylonians in 586 BC. It is written in ink in alphabetic Hebrew; and reads: Gemaryahu; son of Hissilyahu Yaazanyahu; son of Tobshillem Hageb; son of Yaazanyahu Mibtahyahu; son of Yirmeyahu Mattanyahu; son of Neryahu Presumably this list had some administrative function; several of the names occur in the Old Testament.