In approximately 40 AD, Dioscorides described the Dead Sea material as Judaicum bitumen, and noted other places in the region where it could be found.
ɪn ɐpɹˈɑːksɪmətli fˈoːɹɾi ˌeɪdˈiː, dɪˈɑːskoːɹˌaɪdz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ðə dˈɛd sˈiː mətˈɪɹiəl æz dʒˈuːdeɪkəm bɪtˈuːmɛn, ænd nˈoʊɾᵻd ˈʌðɚ plˈeɪsᵻz ɪnðə ɹˈiːdʒən wˌɛɹ ɪt kʊd biː fˈaʊnd.