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23 - Stamp-Seal Amulets and Early Iron Age Chronology: An update

from VI - HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS

Thomas E. Levy
Affiliation:
University of California, San Diego
Thomas Higham
Affiliation:
Oxford University
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Abstract

This study is intended to be a follow-up of an article published in the journal Tel Aviv (Münger 2003), which dealt with a group of seemingly mass-produced stamp-seal amulets and their chronological implications. In the author's opinion, these seals originated in Egypt and were initially produced during the reigns of Siamun and Sheshonq I in the middle years of the 10th century BCE. Thus, such amulets may be considered as supra-regional chronological anchors. This view has, however, been challenged (Ben-Tor, forthcoming). Therefore, the case—illustrated with additional material from Palestine and Egypt—is presented again and the opinion will be upheld that Egypt should be considered as the place of origin and that the 10th century BCE is the most probable chronological timeframe for the group's initial production. Furthermore, this study discusses the typology of the seals and gives an outline of the iconographical development, thus trying to present new arguments for the view that the seals in question should be considered as a reasonably homogeneous lot. Finally, examples of alleged chronological outliers are given and their relevance for the relative chronology is discussed.

I. Prolegomena

Two obstacles seriously hamper the search for primary sources in the reconstruction of the history of the first kings of Israel and Judah (for the necessity in differentiating the value of historical sources in biblical historiography, cf., e.g., Knauf 1991; Uehlinger 2001: esp. 28-39).

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The Bible and Radiocarbon Dating
Archaeology, Text and Science
, pp. 381 - 404
Publisher: Acumen Publishing
Print publication year: 2005

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