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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 Property Dispute Settled by Oath
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On the 18th of Kislev, that is the 17th day of Thoth, year 21 (of Xerxes the king), the beginning of the reign when Artaxerxes the king sat on his throne, Dargamana son of Khvarshaina, a Khwarezmian…

Places:

Elephantine, Egypt (Jazīrat Aswān, Egypt)

Date:

464 BCE

Subjects:

Justice system, Economic life, Diaspora, Archaeology, Monotheism, Law

Categories:

Law, Legal documents
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

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Lists & catalogues