Puzzling Over a Jerusalem Genie
The City of David excavations in Jerusalem, headed by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), have yielded a remarkable find: a black stone seal bearing an Assyrian genie (apkallu) figure and an inscription in paleo-Hebrew script. Hailed by excavation directors Yuval Baruch and Navot Rom as "on...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2025, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 15 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | The City of David excavations in Jerusalem, headed by the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA), have yielded a remarkable find: a black stone seal bearing an Assyrian genie (apkallu) figure and an inscription in paleo-Hebrew script. Hailed by excavation directors Yuval Baruch and Navot Rom as "one of the most beautiful [seals] ever discovered in excavations […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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