Southwestern Judah in the Late Eighth Century B. C. E
Most destruction levels excavated at sites on the western periphery of southern Judah and dating to the late eighth century B. C. E. are attributed to the third campaign of Sennacherib in 701. It is likely, however, that some of these destruction events actually were carried out in the decades immed...
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| Language: | English |
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2002
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Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 2002, Volume: 326, Pages: 11-64 |
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| Summary: | Most destruction levels excavated at sites on the western periphery of southern Judah and dating to the late eighth century B. C. E. are attributed to the third campaign of Sennacherib in 701. It is likely, however, that some of these destruction events actually were carried out in the decades immediately preceding Sennacherib's campaign. We believe that these earlier destruction events have been "sucked-in" to Sennacherib's historically well-documented event, thereby "smearing" the chronological and historical record (terms in quotes from Baillie 1991). After reviewing the dating and distribution of stamped lamelek jars and the topography and local road system in southwestern Judah as a background, we analyze the stratigraphic and ceramic records of Lachish, Tell Beit Mirsim, Tel Halif, Tel Beersheba, Tell el-Hesi, Tel ʿErani, and Tel ʿEton. These analyses are carried out against a historical backdrop provided by primary Assyrian texts augmented with biblical sources to establish possible scenarios, other than Sennacherib's third campaign, that explain the complex archaeological record of southwestern Judah. In the end we point a likely finger at Tiglath-Pileser's Philistine campaign of 734 as the event responsible for these earlier destructions. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2307/1357687 |