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Ahiram Inscription (A-Z entry)
The sarcophagus of Ahiram found in Byblos, in Lebanon, by French archaeologists In 1923 is one of the most important works of art from ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Akkadian (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Akkadian (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Akkadian (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Akkadian (A-Z entry)
The language of the ancient Assyrians and Babylonians of Mesopotamia, Akkadian, subsumes both Assyrian and Babylonian dialects within it. The earliest attested Semitic language, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Alalakh Texts (A-Z entry)
British-led archaeological teams, directed by C. Leonard Woolley from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1946 to 1949 , excavated more than 515 texts ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Ammonite Inscriptions (A-Z entry)
Ammonite texts are inscribed on various materials: stone (e.g., from the Amman Citadel), metal (e.g., on a bottle from Tell Siran), pottery (engraved, e.g., ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Analytical Techniques (A-Z entry)
The traditional archaeological methods of classification and seriation were developed on the basis of the physical appearance of archaeological artifacts, but it is increasingly ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Aram (A-Z entry)
Aram is a name of both places and persons. As a place name it refers usually to Aram‐Damascus ( Map 1:Z2 ), a powerful ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Aramaic (A-Z entry)
A Northwest Semitic language related to Hebrew . It was usually written in the twenty‐two letters of the Phoenician alphabet, although originally some letters ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
archaeology (A-Z entry)
Discoveries at a multitude of sites in the Middle East under a succession of brilliant archaeologists—British, American, German, French, and, since 1948 , Israeli—have ...
Source: A Dictionary of the Bible
Archaeology and the Bible (A-Z entry)
History of Archaeology. Archaeology is the study of the remains of ancient civilizations uncovered through excavations. It is a relatively young discipline, for the ...
Source: The Oxford Companion to the Bible
Authors, Books, and Readers in the Ancient World (Chapters)
1. Old Testament Times (a) Mesopotamia Authors Putting one's name to a written text may indicate presence as a witness, or agreement as a ...
Source: The Oxford Handbook of Biblical Studies
Champollion, Jean François (A-Z entry)
( 1790 – 1832 ), first person to reconstruct the ancient Egyptian language. Having been a child prodigy with an insatiable appetite for languages, ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Church Inscriptions (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Church Inscriptions (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Church Inscriptions (A-Z entry)
Epigraphic sources constitute a major contribution to what is known of the historical development of a local or regional church, its specific organization, and ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Clermont-Ganneau, Charles (A-Z entry)
( 1846 – 1923 ), French epigrapher , archaeologist , Orientalist , and diplomat pioneer in the study of ancient Palestinian inscriptions. Born in ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Copper Scroll (Image)
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
Copper Scroll (A-Z entry)
COPPER SCROLL. Figure 1. The Copper Scroll, in situ . (Courtesy ASOR Archives) The manuscript designated 3Q15, the Copper Scroll , was discovered in ...
Source: The Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East
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