Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- I INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEMS
- II SOME METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
- III AROUND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN IN THE IRON AGE
- IV JORDAN IN THE IRON AGE
- V ISRAEL IN THE IRON AGE
- VI HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- 23 Stamp-Seal Amulets and Early Iron Age Chronology: An update
- 24 Problems in the Paleographic Dating of Inscriptions
- 25 Some Methodological Reflections on Chronology and History-Writing
- 26 David Did It, Others Did Not: The creation of Ancient Israel
- VII CONCLUSION
- Index
23 - Stamp-Seal Amulets and Early Iron Age Chronology: An update
from VI - HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- I INTRODUCTION TO THE PROBLEMS
- II SOME METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES
- III AROUND THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN IN THE IRON AGE
- IV JORDAN IN THE IRON AGE
- V ISRAEL IN THE IRON AGE
- VI HISTORICAL CONSIDERATIONS
- 23 Stamp-Seal Amulets and Early Iron Age Chronology: An update
- 24 Problems in the Paleographic Dating of Inscriptions
- 25 Some Methodological Reflections on Chronology and History-Writing
- 26 David Did It, Others Did Not: The creation of Ancient Israel
- VII CONCLUSION
- Index
Summary
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 DatingArchaeology, Text and Science, pp. 381 - 404Publisher: Acumen PublishingPrint publication year: 2005