Identification of Tell Ed-Duweir As Lachish
During the 19th and early 20th centuries, Lachish was identified with Tell el-Hesi from a cuneiform tablet found there (EA 333). The tablet is a letter from an Egyptian official named Paapu, reporting cases of treachery involving a local kinglet, Zimredda. However this hypothesis is no longer accepted. More recent excavations have identified Tell ed-Duweir as Lachish beyond reasonable doubt.
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