RELG 433 - Biblical Archaeology
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Chapter 5
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Page 102, Illustration 5.1, Cuneiform tablets from Nuzi.
Page 106, Illustration 5.3, MBII Canaanite gate at Dan.
Page 106, Illustration 5.4, Set of Stone weights.
Page 112, Illustration 5.5, Egyptian wooden head-rest.
Page 117, Illustration 5.8, clay figures, Teraphim, household gods.
Page 122, Illustration 5.9, Hammurapi stele.
Page 121, Illustration 5.10, Astarte pendants from the Uluburun shipwreck and Ugarit.
Astarte pendants were probably not earrings - they are large and heavy, and have not been found in pairs. They were probably worn as single pendants, on a necklace or forehead ornament. Earrings from this period are usually small simple circles.
Page 119, Illustration 5.9, King Ishtup-Ilum of Mari.
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