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“Half (a measure – belonging) to the King,” Hebrew inscription on a jug
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Israelite & Persian Periods
“Half (a measure – belonging) to the King,” Hebrew inscription on a jug
“Half (a measure – belonging) to the King,” Hebrew inscription on a jug
Tel Beersheba
Iron Age II, 8th century BCE
Pottery
IAA:
1972-467
Archaeology/Israelite & Persian Periods
Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
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Drummer
Iron Age II, 8th-7th century BCE
Akhzib
“(Belonging) to Eliyahu,” Hebrew inscription on a jug
Iron Age II, late 8th century BCE
Jerusalem
Figurine of an Apis bull, found in a shrine
Persian period, 4th century BCE
Mizpe Hayammim
Signet ring from silver hoard
Iron Age II, 7th century BCE
Ekron
Furniture inlay: floral knob
Iron Age II, 9th-8th century BCE
Samaria
Hebrew correspondence(?) in Proto-Canaanite script
Iron Age II, 10th century BCE
Horvat Qeiyafa
Funerary gift: bottle
Iron Age II, late 7th - early 6th century BCE
Ketef Hinnom, Jerusalem
Arrowhead
Iron Age II, early 6th century BCE
City of David, Jerusalem
Furniture inlay: palmettes
Iron Age II, 9th-8th century BCE
Samaria
Funerary gift: oil lamp
Iron Age II, late 7th-6th century BCE
Ketef Hinnom, Jerusalem
Offering bowl, possibly inscribed with the Hebrew abbreviation for “sacred”
Iron Age II, 7th century BCE
Arad
Furniture inlay: stud
Iron Age II, 9th-8th century BCE
Samaria