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Storage Jar with Lamalekh Stamp
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Storage jar with lamelekh stamp, Lachish, late 8th century BCE. More than 2,500 large storage jars, with a capacity of 12 to 14 gallons each, have seal impressions on their handles with the word lamel…

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lachish, Israel)

Date:

Iron Age IIB, Late 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Food and drink, Economic life, Writing

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Household Objects
Large clay storage jar with stopper in neck and handle stamped with Hebrew letters.
Owner and Contents on Jar from Hazor
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Belonging to Pekah. Semadar.

Places:

Hazor, Land of Israel (Tel Hazor, Israel)

Date:

Middle or Second Half of 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Food and drink

Categories:

Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture
An Order Concerning Rations
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To Elyashib: And now, give to the Kittim 1 bath and 3 hin of wine and write the date. And from the surplus of the best flour you shall load 1 kor (?) to make bread for them. From the wine of the…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Food and drink, Gentiles, Archaeology

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Pottery fragment with Hebrew inscription.
Samaria Ostracon (A Shipment of Wine)
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Samaria ostracon (A Shipment of Wine), early 8th century BCE, from the ruins of a building near the royal palace. The text can be read here.

Places:

Samaria, Land of Israel (Kaleh Qaţār-e Soflá, Iran)

Date:

First Quarter of the 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Food and drink

Categories:

Visual & Material Culture, Legal Documents, Law
Pottery fragment with Hebrew inscription.
An Order Concerning a Jar of Oil
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(Obverse) To Nahum, [and] now: go to the house of Elyashib son of Ishiyahu and you shall take from there 1 jar of oil and send to Ziph quickly, and seal it with your seal. (Reverse) On the 24th of the…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Food and drink, Gentiles, Archaeology

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Contents on Jar from Lachish
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Juice of black raisins. Translated by Anson F. Rainey from Shmuel Aḥituv’s Hebrew edition.

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

7th–6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Food and drink

Categories:

Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture
Fiscal Bulla from Jerusalem
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In the seventh (year). Bethlehem. For the King. Translated by Ronny Reich.

Places:

Jerusalem, Land of Israel (Jerusalem, Israel)

Date:

8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Monarchy, Writing, Finance, Food and drink
Jar with Governor of the City Inscription
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To/of the governor of the city. Translated by Shmuel Aḥituv, Ze’ev Meshel, and Esther Eshel.

Places:

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

Date:

Late 9th–Early 8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Food and drink, Cities, Leadership

Categories:

Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture
Jar with two handles and Hebrew inscription.
An Order Concerning Supplies and a Reference to the Temple of YHWH
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To my lord Elyashib: May YHWH seek your welfare! And now, give to Shemaryahu an x-measure and to the Kerosite give a y-measure. And as for the matter which you commanded me, it is well. He (it?) is…

Places:

Arad, Land of Israel (Tel ‘Arad, Israel)

Date:

Late 7th–Early 6th Century BCE

Subjects:

Military, Food and drink, Temple, Monotheism, Archaeology

Categories:

Firsthand Accounts, Letters
Capacity on Jar from Lachish
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A bath measure for the king.

Places:

Lachish, Land of Israel (Tel Lakhish, Israel)

Date:

8th Century BCE

Subjects:

Archaeology, Economic life, Food and drink, Monarchy

Categories:

Household Objects, Visual & Material Culture