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Idol Manufacturing
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Idol manufacturing, Thebes, Egypt, 15th century BCE. This is a modern artist’s rendering of a mural from the tomb of the vizier Rekh-me-re. It shows craftsmen making idols, much like the idol…

Places:

Thebes, Egypt (Luxor, Egypt)

Date:

15th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Crafts, Monotheism, Painting

Categories:

Painting
Drawing of figures creating large sculptures of men and sphinx.
A Practice Letter on a Jar from Kuntillet Ajrud
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Message of Amaryaw: “Say to my lord, are you well? I have blessed you by YHWH of Teman and His asherah. May He bless you and may He keep you, and may He be with my lord [forever(?)].”)

Places:

Kuntillet Ajrud, Land of Israel (Kuntillat Jurayyah, Egypt)

Date:

Late ninth or Early eighth Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Archaeology, Writing, Monotheism, Letters

Categories:

Firsthand accounts, Letters
Donors to YHW and Other Deities, from Elephantine
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On the 3rd of Phamenoth, year 5. This is (= these are) the names of the Jewish garrison who gave silver to YHW the God, each person silver, [2] shekels— Meshull[em]eth daughter of Gemar[ia]h son of…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

400 BCE

Subjects:

Charity, Monotheism, Diaspora

Categories:

Lists & catalogues