An Amulet from Khirbet Wadi Ḥamam
This article describes an amulet in the shape of a thin copper plaque that was found on the floor of a domestic structure at Khirbet Wadi Hamam in the eastern Lower Galilee. It contains an engraved five-line inscription with a sequence of magic signs and a few Hebrew (or pseudo-Hebrew) letters. Date...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2016
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Israel exploration journal
Year: 2016, Volume: 66, Issue: 2, Pages: 220-231 |
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| Summary: | This article describes an amulet in the shape of a thin copper plaque that was found on the floor of a domestic structure at Khirbet Wadi Hamam in the eastern Lower Galilee. It contains an engraved five-line inscription with a sequence of magic signs and a few Hebrew (or pseudo-Hebrew) letters. Dated to the first half of the fourth century CE, the amulet is the earliest example of its type known to date from a Jewish context. Its meaning, use and place in the development of such amulets are discussed, as well as its date and the stratigraphie context in which it was found. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Israel exploration journal
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