![Impression of a seal bearing the words "Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz king of Judah" and showing a winged sun and ankhs, Assyrian symbols of power and life. Archaeologist Eilat Mazar speculates that the seal was made late in Hezekiah's life, after his recovery from serious illness.](https://images.haarets.co.il/image/fetch/w_1773,h_1328,x_0,y_198,c_crop,g_north_west/w_281,h_211,q_auto,c_fill,f_auto/fl_any_format.preserve_transparency.progressive:none/https://www.haaretz.com/polopoly_fs/1.5659168.1515413777!/image/1018316866.jpg "Impression of a seal bearing the words \"Belonging to Hezekiah [son of] Ahaz king of Judah\" and showing a winged sun and ankhs, Assyrian symbols of power and life. - credit: Ouria Tadmor")
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