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Actual size:  30 x 22mm (1.2 x 0.9")

These impressions have been excavated from:
Note:  Stamp listings are in the following format:
Seal Type, Seal Orientation, Pottery Type, Incision Type

  1. H2U, 1:00, AGG, 0 from Beth Shemesh at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 34-22-23; click for detailed photos)

  2. H2U, 1:00, SCC, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#49; click for detailed photos):

  3. H2U, 1:00, SGC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#204; click for detailed photos):

  4. H2U, 1:00, SGx, 0 on display at The Jewish Museum (New York) (Lachish #12-73.271; click for hi-resolution photo offsite):

  5. H2U, 1:00, xxx, 0 from "Israel in Antiquity" by The Jewish Museum (New York) (Lachish #12-73.280):


  6. H2U, 3:00, AGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Gibeon field # 530; stamp # 217; museum ID# 60-13-127; click for detailed photos):


    7. Note:  This impression also appears in "Hebrew Inscriptions and Stamps from Gibeon" by James B. Pritchard

  7. H2U, 3:00, Axx, x at the Yeshiva University Museum (museum ID# 94.615; click for detailed photos):

  8. H2U, 3:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 1312; museum ID# 61-14-1178; click for detailed photos)

  9. H2U, 3:00, SGG, 0 from the Bade Institute at the Pacific School of Religion (Nasbeh M730; click for detailed photos):

  10. H2U, 3:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#99; click for detailed photos):

  11. H2U, 3:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.276; from Lachish):


  12. H2U, 3:00, Sxx, 0 at The Living Torah Museum (ID# 1; click for detailed photos):

  13. H2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 from Lachish, at the IAA (#1933-2104):


  14. H2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 from Ramat Rahel, Reg. #3003-8 at the IAA (#1964-1767):


  15. H2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 from Beth Shemesh, Reg. #1272 at the IAA (#I.8662):


  16. H2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 from an undocumented excavation, kept at the IAA (#P.864):


  17. H2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 from "Forty New Ancient West Semitic Inscriptions" by R. Deutsch & M. Heltzer (from Archaeological Center):

  18. H2U, 4:00, Sxx, 0 at the Bible+Orient Museum (ID# VS 2002.6; click for detailed photos):

  19. H2U, 4:00, xxx, 0 from Jerusalem, Shiloh's City of David Reg. #E1-9480 (M35) at the IAA (#1996-3345):


  20. H2U, 5:00, AGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#187; click for detailed photos):

  21. H2U, 5:00, xxx, 0 from "Eretz-Israel vol. 15" published by The Israel Exploration Society (Lachish K 14/J 14; IDAM 33-2105):


    22. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land" by Ruth Amiran
    • "Archaeology & the Bible" by John C.H. Laughlin
    • "Handbook of Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions" by Shmuel Ahituv
    • "Inscriptions Reveal" by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
    • The Israel Philatelist vol. 34 #1/2 by William D. Farber

  22. H2U, 6:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 225; museum ID# 61-14-1192; click for detailed photos)

  23. H2U, 6:00, SCC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#24; click for detailed photos):

  24. H2U, 6:00, SGC, 0 at the Museum of Archaeology & Biblical History (ID# 04.003; click for detailed photos):

  25. H2U, 6:00, Sxx, x from the private collection of Dan Gross (ID#8; click for detailed photos):

  26. H2U, 6:00, xxx, x from Gezer at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum (click for detailed photos by Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces Dotcom):

  27. H2U, 9:00, AGC, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#34; click for detailed photos):

  28. H2U, 9:00, AGC, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#63; click for detailed photos):

  29. H2U, 9:00, AGC, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#64; click for detailed photos):

  30. H2U, 9:00, AGC, 0 from BASOR 223 by David Ussishkin courtesy of The American Schools of Oriental Research (from Tell Beit Mirsim; ID# 1-115, 580; click for detailed photos):

  31. H2U, 9:00, AGG, 0 from the Bade Institute at the Pacific School of Religion (Nasbeh M2718; click for detailed photos):

  32. H2U, 9:00, AGG, x from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#134; click for detailed photos):

  33. H2U, 9:00, SGC, 0 from BASOR 223 by David Ussishkin courtesy of The American Schools of Oriental Research (from Tell Beit Mirsim; ID# 1-114, 579; click for detailed photos):

  34. H2U, 9:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Gibeon field # 521; stamp # 211; museum ID# 60-13-87; click for details):


    35. Note:  This impression also appears in "Hebrew Inscriptions and Stamps from Gibeon" by James B. Pritchard

  35. H2U, 9:00, SGC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#25; click for detailed photos):

  36. H2U, 9:00, SGC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#195; click for detailed photos):

  37. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#35; click for detailed photos):

  38. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 at the Museum of Archaeology & Biblical History (ID# 04.002; click for detailed photos):

  39. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 at the Museum of Archaeology & Biblical History (ID# 98.169; click for detailed photos):

  40. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#23; click for detailed photos):

  41. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#26; click for detailed photos):


    42. Note:  The smaller oval to the left is probably a fingerprint of the person who stamped the LMLK impression but it could also be a messed up Personal Seal.

  42. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#92; click for detailed photos):

  43. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 from BASOR 223 by David Ussishkin courtesy of The American Schools of Oriental Research (from Tell Beit Mirsim; ID# 1-122, 867; click for detailed photos):

  44. H2U, 9:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#192; click for detailed photos):

  45. H2U, 9:00, SGx, 0 (RAEL #268, BM132065 from Lachish; on display at the British Museum where the placard shows the wrong BM #):


    46. Note:  This impression also appears in "Biblical Archaeology:  Documents from the British Museum" by T.C. Mitchell

  46. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from "Eretz-Israel vol. 23" published by The Israel Exploration Society (#6):

  47. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from Nasbeh, ID #M1703 at the IAA (#1932-2532):


  48. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from Lachish, at the IAA (#1933-2103):


  49. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from Ramat Rahel, Reg. #662-1 at the IAA (#1964-1763):


  50. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from Jerusalem, Shiloh's City of David Reg. #G-15357 (M16) at the IAA (#1996-3332):


  51. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from an undocumented excavation, kept at the IAA (#P.1498):


  52. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from "Qedem:  Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology 29" by Eilat Mazar & Benjamin Mazar, distributed by The Israel Exploration Society (from Ophel south of the Temple Mount; Jerusalem #147; IAA #1996-1245):

  53. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from "Qedem:  Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology 42" by Amihai Mazar & Nava Panitz-Cohen, distributed by The Israel Exploration Society (Timnah #7359):

  54. H2U, 10:00, AGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#142; click for detailed photos):

  55. H2U, 10:00, Axx, 0 formerly in the Chaya collection--present location unknown (LMLK Dotcom ID# 006):

  56. H2U, 10:00, SCC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#177; click for detailed photos):

  57. H2U, 10:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Peter van der Veen (ID#1; click for detailed photos):


    58. Note:  This impression also appears in BAR vol. 31 #5 by Jeffrey R. Chadwick

  58. H2U, 10:00, Sxx, x formerly in the Chaya collection--present location unknown (LMLK Dotcom ID# 003):

  59. H2U, 12:00, xxx, 0 from "Encyclopedia of Bible Life" by Madeleine S. Miller & J. Lane Miller (from Lachish; at the Metropolitan Museum of Art):

  60. H2U, x:00, SGx, x from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#158; click for detailed photos):

  61. H2U, x:00, xxx, x plaster cast from Beth Shemesh at the Magill Library (website ID# AS-3)

  62. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #404-68 from Lachish):


    63. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • NEASB vol. 46 by Chang-Ho Ji
    • "The Archaeology of Ancient Israel" by Amnon Ben-Tor & Gabriel Barkay
    • "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  63. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #403-67 from Lachish):

  64. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (Lachish #7-4):


    65. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  65. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (Lachish #7-5):


    66. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell
    • "The Alphabet Volume 2" by David Diringer
    • "Writing" by David Diringer

  66. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (Lachish #7-6):


    67. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell
    • "The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible" by O. Tufnell & George Arthur Buttrick

  67. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel:  Seasons 1959 & 1960" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #872-11; 29-6):

  68. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel:  Seasons 1961 & 1962" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #4063-2; 38-6):


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