Jerusalem 2: A Fragment of a Cuneiform Tablet from the Ophel Excavations

A tiny fragment of a cuneiform tablet was recovered in the Ophel excavations in Jerusalem in 2013. Even smaller than the fragment recovered in the 2009-2010 excavations (published in IEJ 60), the fragment preserves only parts of five signs. Nevertheless, on the basis of the provenance study and an a...

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Authors: Mazar, Eilat (Author) ; Goren, Yuval (Author) ; Horowitz, Wayne (Author) ; Oshima, Takayoshi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Soc. 2014
In: Israel exploration journal
Year: 2014, Volume: 64, Issue: 2, Pages: 129-139
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:A tiny fragment of a cuneiform tablet was recovered in the Ophel excavations in Jerusalem in 2013. Even smaller than the fragment recovered in the 2009-2010 excavations (published in IEJ 60), the fragment preserves only parts of five signs. Nevertheless, on the basis of the provenance study and an analysis of the physical tablet and sign forms, we are able to suggest a Ramesside date for the tablet and propose that this fragment, like the earlier tablet, comes from a royal letter.
Contains:Enthalten in: Israel exploration journal