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Bulla of Gedalyahu, Lachish. The text (bulla) reads: “Belonging to Gedalyahu, the Steward of the Palace.” This may be Gedaliah ben Ahikam, who was appointed governor of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar after…

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

Late 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Leadership, Monarchy

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture

Name of Owner on Jar from Jerusalem

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Belonging to Eliyahu

Places:

Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

Late 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life

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Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture

Seal Impression on Jar Handle from Jerusalem

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Belonging to Hannah (?) daughter of Azaryah.

Places:

Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

Late 8th or Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Women

Bulla from Lachish

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Belonging to Gedalyahu “who is over the House.”

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Leadership, Writing, Monarchy

Kneeling Figure Praying

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Kneeling figure praying, Hazor, first half of eighth century BCE. Raised hands are a gesture of prayer. This is on a seal impression stamped on the rim of a krater.

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Hazor, Land of Israel (Tel Hazor, Israel)

Date:

First Half of 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Prayer, Archaeology, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Seals, Religion & Theology

Judahite Pillar Figurine with Mold-made Head

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Terra-cotta pillar figurines are found throughout the biblical territory of Judah and date to the eighth to seventh centuries BCE. Most were decorated with a white background layer and one or more…

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIB–IIC, 8th–7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Women, Dress, Art

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Sculpture

Seal from Jerusalem Tomb

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Belonging to Hamiohel daughter of Menahem.

Places:

Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

7th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Writing, Women, Burial

Yehud Seal Impressions

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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. Seal impression on jar handle: (Belonging) to…

Places:

Judah, Land of Israel (Southern Israel, Israel)

Date:

Babylonian and Persian Periods BCE, 6th–4th Centuries BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life

Seal from Megiddo

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Belonging to Shema servant of Jeroboam.

Places:

Megiddo, Land of Israel (Tel Megiddo, Israel)

Date:

First Half of 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Monarchy, Writing, Leadership

Name of Owner on Jar from Tel Rehov

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Elitsedek/Eltsadak (son of) Shahli

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Rehob, Land of Israel (Tel Reḥov, Israel)

Date:

9th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life

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Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture

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