Names of Biblical People in Inscriptions and Seals

2. Ahaz/Jehoahaz son of Jotham (2 Kings 16:1, etc). A son of Jotham and a king of Judah (732-716 BC).

The Cuneiform Annals of Tiglath-pileser III (745-727 BC), 47 (K03751), r11', read: ia-u-ha-zi ia-u-da-a-a “Jehoahaz of the land of Judah.”

A bulla reads: l’hz yhwtm mlk yhdh “Belonging to Ahaz, (son of) Yehotam, king of Judah.”

A seal reads: l’sn’ ‘bd ’hz “Belonging to Ushna, servant of Ahaz.”