1st temple archaelogical find

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1st temple archaelogical find

Post by _TK » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:05 am

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite? ... 2FShowFull

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Post by _JC » Thu Jan 17, 2008 9:36 am

Good find, TK. This is going into my home-made binder of archeological evidence. Yes, I keep a binder of such things. Yes, I'm a nerd.
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Re: 1st temple archaelogical find

Post by __id_1302 » Thu Jan 17, 2008 11:06 am

However, quoting from the referenced article:
...The seal, which was bought in Babylon and dates to 538-445 BCE, portrays a common and popular cultic scene, Mazar said.

The 2.1 x 1.8-cm. elliptical seal is engraved with two bearded priests standing on either side of an incense altar with their hands raised forward in a position of worship.

A crescent moon, the symbol of the chief Babylonian god Sin, appears on the top of the altar.

Under this scene are three Hebrew letters spelling Temech, Mazar said...
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...The fact that this cultic scene relates to the Babylonian chief god seemed not to have disturbed the Jews who used it on their own seal, she added...
Interesting...

Blessings,
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