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Juice of black raisins.
Translated by Anson F. Rainey from Shmuel Aḥituv’s Hebrew edition.
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Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)
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7th–6th Century BCE
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Samaria, Land of Israel (Kaleh Qaţār-e Soflá, Iran)
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First Quarter of the 8th Century BCE
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From Jerusalem, this seal is made of bone. The fish image, a motif known only from Hebrew seals, suggests plenty and fertility (cf. Genesis 48:16) and may also allude to the life-giving nature of…
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 7th Century BCE
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This agate seal with an image of a rooster was found in a Roman-period tomb at Tell en-Nasbeh (Mizpah), but its script dates it to the late seventh or early sixth century BCE. The bottom register…
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Mizpah, Land of Israel (Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank)
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Iron Age IIC, Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE
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A large lion dominates this seal, appearing between the owner’s name (Shema) and his title (servant of Jeroboam). The lion’s jaws are open and its tail curves upward, making the animal appear larger…
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Meggido, Land of Israel (Tel Megiddo, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB, probably first Half of 8th Century BCE
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The upper register of this seal from Megiddo, made of black serpentine with white spots, has an image of a striding griffin wearing a kilt and an Egyptian double crown, with an Egyptian ankh symbol…
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Megiddo, Land of Israel (Tel Megiddo, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th Century BCE
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The griffin on this black stone seal found in Jerusalem has a bovine body. Its wings are held out and down.
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Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)
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Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th Century BCE
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He who fatally strikes a man shall be put to death. [ . . . ]
He who strikes his father or his mother shall be put to death.
He who kidnaps a man—whether he has sold him or is still holding him…
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Biblical Period
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Seal impression on jar handle: Yehud.
Seal impression on jar handle: Yehud, the Governor.
Seal impression on jar handle: Yehud, Yehoezer, the Governor.
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Judah, Land of Israel (Southern Israel, Israel)
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Babylonian and Persian Periods BCE, 6th–4th Centuries BCE
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Iron Age II, 10th–6th Century BCE