An Aramaic-Inscribed Cultic Object from Tulûl Mas‘ud, Elyakhin

Authors

Rafael Y. Lewis, Ashkelon Academic CollegeFollow
Nir Finkelstein, Israel Police Headquarters
Rona S. Avissar Lewis, Israel Exploration SocietyFollow
Esther Eshel, Bar Ilan UniversityFollow
Yuval Baruch, Israel Antiquities AuthorityFollow
Yonah Maor, Israel Antiquities AuthorityFollow
Tsadok Tsach, Israel Police Headquarters
Oren Tal, Tel Aviv UniversityFollow

Abstract

A copper-alloy object bearing an incised Aramaic inscription in lapidary script was found on the surface, about halfway up the hill of Tulûl Mas‘ud, in the Sharon plain. The object was recently studied by a multidisciplinary research group of specialists in archaeology, epigraphy, forensic science and analytical archaeology to better understand the artifact in its original cultural and spatial setting. The results attest that the object was probably connected with a nearby Persian-period sanctuary.

Keywords

Persian, Hellenistic, cult, epigraphy, Phoenician, ethnicity, copper alloy, metal workshop

Recommended Citation

Lewis, Rafael Y.; Finkelstein, Nir; Avissar Lewis, Rona S.; Eshel, Esther; Baruch, Yuval; Maor, Yonah; Tsach, Tsadok; and Tal, Oren (2023) "An Aramaic-Inscribed Cultic Object from Tulûl Mas‘ud, Elyakhin," 'Atiqot: Vol. 110, Article 5.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.70967/2948-040X.1080
Available at: https://publications.iaa.org.il/atiqot/vol110/iss1/5