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Actual size: 35 x 23mm (1.4 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
- H4L, 1:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Dan Gross (ID#7; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 1:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Stephen C. Meyers (ID#4; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 1:00, xxx, 0 from Lachish, Reg. #7884-1 at the IAA (#1978-831):
- H4L, 5:00, xxx, P from TA vol. 10 #2 by David Ussishkin (Lachish 11207/1; RAEL #378-42):
Note: This impression also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin
- H4L, 5:00, SGC, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#23; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 5:00, SGx, 0 from the private collection of Ken Baumheckel (ID#1; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 5:00, xxx, 0 from "The Alphabet Volume 2" by David Diringer (Fig. 14.5; relative #2):
- H4L, 6:00, AGC, 0 at the Museum of Archaeology & Biblical History (ID# 01.191.1A; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, AGC, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#55; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, AGC, 0 from a private collection in Boston (ID#10; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, AGC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#131; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, AGG, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#25; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, AGG, 0 from a private collection in Boston (ID#7; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, AGx, x from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#197; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, Axx, 0 formerly owned by The Baidun Family--present location unknown (LMLK Dotcom ID# 010; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, SGC, 0 from the Bade Institute at the Pacific School of Religion (Nasbeh M2865; click for detailed photos):
Note: This impression also appears in "Tell en-Nasbeh volume 1" by Chester McCown
- H4L, 6:00, SGC, x from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#179; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, SGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 955; museum ID# 61-14-1191; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 6:00, SGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 1262; museum ID# 61-14-1189; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 6:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#97; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#155; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, SGx, 0 reproduced by permission of the Palestine Exploration Fund in London, England (#4465):
- H4L, 6:00, SGx, 0 formerly in the Chaya collection--present location unknown (LMLK Dotcom ID# 044; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, SGx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.285; from Lachish):
- H4L, 6:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.287; from Lachish):
- H4L, 6:00, Sxx, 0 from TA vol. 10 #2 by David Ussishkin (Jewish Museum #12-73.277; from Lachish):
- H4L, 6:00, Sxx, 0 from the Living Torah Museum, lent by Harvey Herbert (ID#8; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, Sxx, 0 formerly owned by Robert Deutsch--present location unknown (LMLK Dotcom ID# 058; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from the University of Pennsylvania Museum Photo Archives (Gibeon field # 482; stamp # 185; click for details):
Note: This impression also appears in "Hebrew Inscriptions and Stamps from Gibeon" by James B. Pritchard
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "Excavations in Palestine During the Years 1898-1900" by Frederick Jones Bliss & R.A. Stewart Macalister (from Azekah; IDAM P-1497):
Note: This impression & its handle were originally described & illustrated in PEQ vol. 31, 4-1899, pp. 103-4; but the black/white photo also appears in:
- "Ancient Hebrew Arts" by A. Reifenberg
- BA vol. 30 #2 by H. Darrell Lance
- BA vol. 35 #5 by A.R. Millard
- BA vol. 38 #2 by Ephraim Stern
- Bible & Spade vol. 2 #3 by A.R. Millard
- "Bible Side-Lights from the Mound of Gezer" by R.A. Stewart Macalister
- "Canaan d'Apres l'Exploration Recente" by Hugues Vincent
- "Der Alt Orient 30. Band" by Peter Thomsen
- "Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land vol. 3 (Ji-N)" by Michael Avi-Yonah, Ephraim Stern, & M. Broshi
- "Eretz-Israel vol. 15" by Andre Lemaire
- "Handbook of Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions" by Shmuel Ahituv
- "Inscriptions Reveal" by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
- "Israel Pocket Library: Archaeology" by Michael Avi-Yonah
- "Le Iscrizioni Antico-Ebraiche Palestinesi" by David Diringer
- "LMLK--A Mystery Belonging to the King vol. 1" by G.M. Grena
- "Sefer Hebron" ("CFR HBRUN" in Hebrew) by Oded Avissar
- "The Hebrew Scripts, Part Two, The Plates, 1954-1957" by Solomon A. Birnbaum
- "The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land vol. 3 (Jo-Pel)" by Ephraim Stern & Magen Broshi
A color photo of the entire handle appears in "Archaeology in the Land of the Bible" by Avraham Negev
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "Amphoras & the Ancient Wine Trade" by Virginia R. Grace (Lachish ID# 415; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "Syria vol. 6" by Rene Dussaud (Pl. XLIII top-right; "cliche du Palestine Exploration Fund"):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "Syria vol. 6" by Rene Dussaud (Pl. XLIII bottom-left; "cliche du Palestine Exploration Fund"):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from Lachish, at the IAA (#1933-2110):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from Lachish, at the IAA (#1955-4; surface find):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from Lachish, at the IAA (#1978-1503; RAEL #357-21 on complete jar 8585):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from Jerusalem, Shiloh's City of David Reg. #E1-9897 (M1) at the IAA (#1986-1817):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from Gezer at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum (click for detailed photos by Todd Bolen of BiblePlaces Dotcom):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel: Seasons 1959 & 1960" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #591-2; 7-3):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "The Alphabet Volume 2" by David Diringer (Fig. 14.5; relative #4):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "The Alphabet Volume 2" by David Diringer (Fig. 14.5; relative #5):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, x from "The Alphabet Volume 2" by David Diringer (Fig. 14.5; relative #3):
- H4L, 6:00, xxx, x from Ekron, low-resolution sample photo by Zev Radovan (ID# 2366):
- H4L, 7:00, ACx, 0 from the private collection of Herbert B. Stearns (ID#1; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 7:00, AGC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#156; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 7:00, AGG, 0 from Beth Shemesh at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 61-14-1181; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 7:00, AGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#157; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 7:00, SCC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 1261; museum ID# 61-14-1183; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 7:00, SCC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#144; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 7:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#100; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 from TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #356-20 on complete jar 8585 from Lachish):
- H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 from Beth Shemesh, Reg. #1172 at the IAA (#I.5869):
- H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 from Beth Shemesh, Reg. #1271 at the IAA (#I.8666):
- H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 from "Jerusalem: Excavating 3000 Years of History" by Kathleen M. Kenyon" (from Lachish):
- H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 low-resolution sample photo by Zev Radovan (ID# 773-2):
- H4L, 11:00, AGC, 0 at the Museum of Archaeology & Biblical History (ID# 01.192.1A; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 11:00, AGG, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#10; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 11:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#138; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 1001; museum ID# 61-14-1190; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 12:00, AGG, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#14; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, AGG, 0 from a private collection in Redondo Beach (ID#29; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Gibeon field # 336; stamp # 90; museum ID# 60-13-75; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, AGG, 2 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Gibeon field # 491; stamp # 194; museum ID# 60-13-50; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 954; museum ID# 61-14-1188; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 12:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Beth Shemesh ID# 1311; museum ID# 61-14-1179; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 12:00, SGC, 0 from the Bade Institute at the Pacific School of Religion (Nasbeh M405; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#110; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGC, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#193; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGG, 0 from the Bade Institute at the Pacific School of Religion (Nasbeh M2827; click for detailed photos):
Note: This impression also appears in "Tell en-Nasbeh volume 1" by Chester McCown
- H4L, 12:00, SGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (Gibeon field # 455; stamp # 168; museum ID# 60-13-79; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#4; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#5; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGG, 0 from the private collection of Michael Welch (ID#6; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGx, 0 from the private collection of Jared James Clark (ID#4; click for detailed photos):
- H4L, 12:00, SGx, 0 reproduced by permission of the Palestine Exploration Fund in London, England (#4467):
- H4L, 12:00, SGx, 0 (RAEL #230, WA1980.12-14.4145 from Lachish; on display at the British Museum):
- H4L, 12:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.284; from Lachish):
- H4L, 12:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.289; from Lachish):
- H4L, 12:00, Sxx, 0 from TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #351-15 on complete jar 10091 from Lachish):
Note: This impression also appears in:
- BAR vol. 5 #6 by David Ussishkin
- "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin
- "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volumes I & IV" by David Ussishkin
- H4L, 12:00, Sxx, x from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume I" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #367-31 from Lachish):
Note: The color photo also appears in BAR vol. 31 #4 by Philip J. King
The black/white stamp appears in:
- BAR vol. 23 #5 by Jane M. Cahill
- NEASB vol. 46 by Chang-Ho Ji
- Qadmoniot vol. 9 #2-3 (34-35) by David Ussishkin
- "The Archaeology of Ancient Israel" by Amnon Ben-Tor & Gabriel Barkay
- "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin
- "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin (on complete jar 8162 from Lachish):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from "Gezer II: Report of the 1967-70 Seasons in Fields I & II vol. 2" by William G. Dever & Dan P. Cole, distributed by The Israel Exploration Society (Gezer #342):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from "New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land volume 1 (A-El)" edited by Ephraim Stern, distributed by The Israel Exploration Society (excavated from Beth Shemesh):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel: Seasons 1959 & 1960" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #944-1; 7-1 & 29-1; mistakenly shown as being from both seasons; IAA #1962-41):
Note: This impression also appears in BA vol. 24 #4 by Yohanan Aharoni
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel: Seasons 1961 & 1962" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #8105-2; 38-1; documented by the IAA as #1964-1766 in their database but #1964-1750 on their photo):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from Lachish, Reg. #9279-1 at the IAA (#1978-830):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from Rimmon (Tel Halif), Reg. #978 at the IAA (#1983-845):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from Jerusalem, Shiloh's City of David Reg. #D2-14146 (M3) at the IAA (#1996-3321):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from Beth Shemesh, Reg. #131 at the IAA (#I.422):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from an undocumented excavation, kept at the IAA (#P.543):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, x from Beth Shemesh via Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (20 Nov 2000; ID# 086r0):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #352-16 on complete jar 8162 from Lachish):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x plaster cast from Beth Shemesh at the Magill Library (website ID# AS-1)
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x plaster cast from Beth Shemesh at the Magill Library ("under II 31" noted on cast; website ID# AS-2)
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Israel in Antiquity" by The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.278):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish: The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (Lachish 303-2; 19-6):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish: The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (Lachish 742-2; 19-3):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish: The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (Lachish 794-1; 19-11):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish: The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (Lachish 843-2; 19-7):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (Lachish #6-9):
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
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (Lachish #6-10):
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
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (Lachish #6-11):
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
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (Lachish #6-12):
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
- "The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible" by O. Tufnell & George Arthur Buttrick
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Qedem: Monographs of the Institute of Archaeology 41" by Donald T. Ariel & Yair Shoham, distributed by The Israel Exploration Society (Shiloh's City of David; Jerusalem M2, E1-3422):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel: Seasons 1959 & 1960" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #2120-1; 29-5):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel: Seasons 1961 & 1962" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #4194-4; 38-2):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Excavations at Ramat Rahel: Seasons 1961 & 1962" by Yohanan Aharoni (Ramat Rahel #8077-1; 38-3):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Tell en-Nasbeh volume 1" by Chester McCown (Nasbeh #998):
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