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"The inscribed jar-handles which have been found ... could not receive adequate attention in the field while the work was going on, & should now come before students at their homes, especially if they have access to other handles of like character. I offer a few remarks on the subject, & hope that others will contribute what they know ..."--Theodore F. Wright, 1901

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Volume 1 book contents:

Abbreviations & Acronyms ... & Atmosphere

Chapter 0: Scholars Start Here

Chapter 1: Everybody Else Starts Here

School Days
Head West Young Man--The Doctor is In!
Collecting Collectibles
BAR None
Let There Be Questions
A Mystery Belonging to the King

Chapter 2: ABCs--Artifacts with Biblical Contexts

Stelae--Ancient Billboards
Bible Texts
Bible Places
Biblical Seals

Chapter 3: Icons

Chapter 4: Inscriptions

P.S.: Paleography Summary
An Analysis of "LMLK"
Strong's 4427
Strong's 4428
Strong's 4429
Strong's 4430
Strong's 4431
Strong's 4432
An Analysis of "HBRN"
An Analysis of "SUKE"
An Analysis of "Z(Y)F"
The "MMST" Dartboard

Chapter 5: Icons + Inscriptions = Seal Types

Seal Type Descriptor Position #1
Seal Type Descriptor Position #2
Seal Type Descriptor Position #3
Seal Type Descriptor Position #4
Comparing APLs to APLs
"x" Means "Cannot Classify"!!!
Homework Assignment
The Ties that Bind
The Family Jewels
Sequence of Events
Statistics Galore!
Could you be a little more vague please?!!

Chapter 6: Clay + Seals = Jars

Type 484 Jar Details
Pithoi
The Key to Chem-Is-Try, Try, & Try Again
Content (Theorie)s Under Pressure
Type 484 Handle Details
Orientation Descriptor
Stamp Location Descriptor
Ware Type Descriptors
LMLK Companion Marks
Personal Seals (a.k.a. Private Seals & Official Seals)
Circle Marks (a.k.a. Concentric Circles)
Hole Marks
I.V. ("Ivy") Inscriptions
Drag Marks
Plus Marks

Chapter 7: The History of the Mystery

The Warren Era (1870-1899)
The Bliss/Macalister Era (1899-1925)
The Albright/Diringer Era (1925-1960)
The Lapp/Aharoni Era (1960-1975)
The Ussishkin Era (1976-1994)
The Barkay/Vaughn Era (1995-?)
The Dating Game
The Name of the Game
2-Winged Flap
4-Winged Flap
The Fine Print

Chapter 8: Bibliography--The Warren Era (1870-1899)

Chapter 9: Bibliography--The Bliss/Macalister Era (1899-1925)

Chapter 10: Bibliography--The Albright/Diringer Era (1925-1960)

Chapter 11: Bibliography--The Lapp/Aharoni Era (1960-1975)

Chapter 12: Bibliography--The Ussishkin Era (1976-1994)

Chapter 13: Bibliography--The Barkay/Vaughn Era (1995-?)

Chapter 14: Bibliographical Leftovers

Chapter 15: Divided We Stand

My Favority Watering Hole
Sum of the Division

Chapter 16: Idle Speculation

Chronology Clue #1--Pithoi vs. Type 484
Chronology Clue #2--Quantity Pairs
Chronology Clue #3--Personal Stamps
Chronology Clue #4--Circle Marks
Chronology Clue #5--Matres Lectionis
Chronology Clue #6--Dot Separators
Chronology Clue #7--The x2x Icons
Guess?
Dive In the Debate!
An Analysis of People
An Analysis of Places
An Analysis of Votives
"I See" Said the Blind Man!
9 Wrongs Don't Make a Right
Right Makes Might
Get the LED Out!!!
All the Trimmings!
Authority = The Right to Author
On Your Feet, or On Your Knees
Cherubs vs. Scarabs
Pagans Are So Full of It!
The Wings of Faith
Back to the Book
The First Worship Reformation
The Terminator Angel
Circular Reasoning
Woe Is Me!
Two Too Many Choices: Vineyards vs. Votives

Chapter 17: Roll Call

Chapter 18: (This Is Not) The End

MAP of Subjects (filesize=300kb)

Figure 1: Line 18 of the Mesha Stela
Figure 2: Map of Principle Judean LMLK Sites
Figure 3: The LMLK 2-Winged Icon
Figure 4: The 2-Winged Bird Misinterpretation
Figure 5: The 2-Winged Scroll Interpretation Options
Figure 6: The 2-Winged Disk Detail Interpretations
Figure 7: Persian 2-Winged Ahura-Mazda
Figure 8: 2-Winged Ball from Tyre
Figure 9: King Hezekiah's Downward 2-Winged Personal Seal
Figure 10: King Hezekiah's Upward 2-Winged Personal Seal
Figure 11: The LMLK 4-Winged Icon
Figure 12: Comparison of x4C & x4L Icons
Figure 13: Paleo-Hebrew Lamed vs. English "L"
Figure 14: Paleo-Hebrew Mem vs. English "M"
Figure 15: Paleo-Hebrew Kaf vs. English "K"
Figure 16: Paleo-Hebrew Het vs. English "H"
Figure 17: Paleo-Hebrew Bet vs. English "B"
Figure 18: Paleo-Hebrew Resh vs. English "R"
Figure 19: Paleo-Hebrew Nun vs. English "N"
Figure 20: Paleo-Hebrew Shin vs. English "S"
Figure 21: Paleo-Hebrew Tau vs. English "T"
Figure 22: Paleo-Hebrew Vau vs. English "U"
Figure 23: Paleo-Hebrew Hey vs. English "E"
Figure 24: Paleo-Hebrew Zayin vs. English "Z"
Figure 25: Paleo-Hebrew Yod vs. English "Y"
Figure 26: Paleo-Hebrew Fay vs. English "F"
Figure 27: The HBRN LMLK Inscriptions
Figure 28: The SUKE LMLK Inscriptions
Figure 29: The Z(Y)F LMLK Inscriptions
Figure 30: The MMST LMLK Inscriptions
Figure 31: The MMST Dartboard
Figure 32: Comparison of x4C & x4L Inscriptions
Figure 33: The x4C Seals
Figure 34: The x4L Seals
Figure 35: The x2U Seals
Figure 36: The x2D Seals
Figure 37: The x2T Seals
Figure 38: The S2DR Seal (compared to the S2U & S2DW)
Figure 39: The 1:1 LMLK Seal Template
Figure 40: LMLK Ligatures
Figure 41: Hypothetical Grinding Sequence
Figure 42: Seal Set Production Chart
Figure 43: The 3 Known LMLK Jar Types
Figure 44: Type 484 Loop Measurement Points
Figure 45: Type 484 Handle Cross-Section Measurements
Figure 46: LMLK Orientation Clock
Figure 47: LMLK Orientation Examples
Figure 48: Stamp Orientation Breakdown Chart
Figure 49: Loop Location of Stamp
Figure 50: Ware Type Cross-Sections
Figure 51: Ware Breakdown Chart
Figure 52: Personal Stamps on LMLK Handles
Figure 53: Circle Marks
Figure 54: Hole Mark
Figure 55: Drag Marks
Figure 56: I.V. Inscription
Figure 57: Plus Marks
Figure 58: The 4-Winged Dinosaur
Figure 59: The First 2 LMLK Handles Published
Figure 60: Clermont-Ganneau's 1874 Handles
Figure 61: The First LMLK Handle Photos--"FIG. 43"
Figure 62: Gibeon Personal Stamps Chart
Figure 63: Gibeon Pithoi Chart
Figure 64: Gibeon x4C Chart
Figure 65: Gibeon x4L Chart
Figure 66: Gibeon x2U Chart
Figure 67: Gibeon x2D Chart
Figure 68: Gibeon x2T Chart
Figure 69: Gibeon Circles Chart
Figure 70: Imaginary Zones/Districts
Figure 71: HBRN Zone Map
Figure 72: MMST Zone Map
Figure 73: SUKE Zone Map
Figure 74: ZYF Zone Map
Figure 75: The Redondo Beach Paleo-Hebrew 10 Commandments Stela
Figure 76: Your Basic Griffin/Cherub
Figure 77: Scarab with Concentric Circles
Figure 78: Sennacherib's Garment Circles
Figure 79: LMLK Corpus Trend

Table 1: List of LMLK Sites
Table 2: The LMLK Lameds
Table 3: The LMLK Mems
Table 4: The LMLK Kafs
Table 5: The LMLK Hets
Table 6: The LMLK Bets
Table 7: The LMLK Reshes
Table 8: The LMLK Nuns
Table 9: The LMLK Shins
Table 10: The LMLK Taus
Table 11: The LMLK Vaus
Table 12: The LMLK Heys
Table 13: The LMLK Zayins
Table 14: The LMLK Yods
Table 15: The LMLK Fays
Table 16: Joshua 15:60--Septuagint vs. Masoretic
Table 17: Seal Typologies Cross-Reference List
Table 18: Stamp Discovery Sequence
Table 19: Inscription Statistics
Table 20: Icon Statistics
Table 21: Seal Set Statistics
Table 22: Restored Type 484 Jar Statistics
Table 23: Stamp Orientation Statistics
Table 24: Ware Statistics (Segregated)
Table 25: Ware Statistics (Congregated)
Table 26: Mark Statistics
Table 27: Publications I Haven't Got Yet or Got Too Late
Table 28: Publications For Those Who Can't Get Enough
Table 29: Handles Stratified by the 8th-Century Assyrian Attack
Table 30: Handles Stratified by the 7th-Century Babylonian Attack
Table 31: Gibeon Pool Handles
Table 32: LMLK Inscriptions Around Jerusalem
Table 33: LMLK Votive Varieties
Table 34: Indentured LMLK Census (March 6, 2004)

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