I have just heard of reports of a new papyrus from Judah mentioning Jerusalem that sound very exciting (NB the photo on the news article is not of this papyrus, but a much later semicursive document)! It was discovered in the Judean Desert and purchased on the antiquities market, placing it in a somewhat compromised position in the eyes of some. Supposedly it can reliably be dated to the 8th century BCE, which makes it a remarkably rare document from pre-exilic Judah on a perishable writing support. Apparently it will be presented in Jerusalem at the annual New Studies in the Archaeology of Jerusalem and its Region conference on Oct. 26-27, 2016. If anyone has the chance to see the presentation, I would greatly appreciate any important details about this interesting document!
HT Todd Bolen
Update - Årstein Justnes pointed out the following related links:
http://israelnewsonline.org/discovery-jerusalem-on-hebrew-papyrus/
Roberta Mazza
Jim Davila
Times of Israel - who provide the first picture of the papyrus and give the date of the 7th century or approximately 700 BCE
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