Abstract
Two items bearing Arabic inscriptions were unearthed in the 2022 large-scale excavations on the outskirts of the city of Rahat, in the northern Negev; both objects were found within a large farmhouse. One object is an ostracon densely inscribed in Arabic, al-ṭirriyam min al naḥl al-u[lah], which translates as “The honey from the first bee/bees”—the word “honey” is written using a rare word. The other object is a stamped jar handle bearing an Arabic inscription written in two sizes of letters within a round feature, reading: Bara / kah/ Zaydī or Raydī, which translates as “Blessing [to] a man named Zayd/Ridi”—most likely the potter’s name. The findings of the ostracon and the stamped handle hint at the importance of the agricultural estate in which they were found.
Recommended Citation
Amitai-Preiss, Nitzan; Michael, Noe David; Shmueli, Oren; and Kogan-Zehavi, Elena
(2023)
"تنقيبات رهط: أوستركون وختم على مقبض جرة / An Arabic Ostracon and a Stamped Handle from Rahat,"
Cornerstone: Journal of Archaeological Sites (حجر الزاوية): Vol. 12, Article 10.
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https://publications.iaa.org.il/cornerstone/vol12/iss1/10
