King Uzziah Inscription Recreation: Full-size plaster cast recreation. Information: King Uzziah is mentioned in 2 Kings 15 as King of the southern kingdom of Judah in the lineage of King David. This inscription written in Hebrew is dated to c30-70AD and is from the burial site of Uzziah. It reads: "The bones of Uzziah, King of Judah, rest here ... Do not open!" It was discovered in 1931 and is an important discovery as it shows an actual king in the direct lineage of King David dated to 747BC before the Babylonian captivity. It shows that Jewish authorities of the time (30-70AD) considered the bones of Uzziah as genuine in the effort make sure his tomb that had been placed outside the city walls because of his leprosy were properly identified.