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Here is a detailed inventory of the LMLK handles at the Palestine Exploration Fund in London, England (all photos are reproduced by permission of the PEF):

    Excavated by Warren from Jerusalem

    Note:  These first six handles were assigned the letters A through F by Clermont-Ganneau in his 1883 publication (Journal Asiatique ser. 8 vol. 1:  "Sceaux et Cachets").  He then added the letter G for the seventh handle in his 1901 publication ("Recueil d'Archeologie Orientale Tome IV") along with the letter H for the handle with a Plus mark (shown on the Beginning page), which is presently in an unknown location so no photos are available of it.

  1. Type Z2D, 9:00, SGG, 2; complete handle Designation AO, PEF No. 138, 50/8176, Tag 223 (click for details)


  2. Note:  This impression also appears in Hasmodia 2004-8-18 (ad by The Living Torah Museum

  3. Type M2D, 6:00, Axx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 143, 50/8181, Tag 228 (Note--matches Dr. Birch's 1870 transliteration "LeK SHaT"; Sayce in PEQ v32, 1-1900, p. 67: "(No. 6) where there are traces of a double impression"; in PSBA v20, Plate I Fig. 4 & p. 219, Pilcher identifies a line drawing as "No. 68", which conflicts with Sayce's description of PEF No. 140)



  4. Type M2D, 3:00, SGG, 4 Designation AO, PEF No. 140, 50/8178, Tag 225 (click for details)



  5. Type G2T, 9:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 141, 50/8179, Tag 226 "4, 67" (Note--in PSBA v20, Plate I Fig. 3 & p. 219, Pilcher identifies a line drawing as "No. 67"; this is probably the impression transliterated by Dr. Birch in 1870 as "LeK")



  6. Type S2DW, 10:00, Axx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 142, 50/8180, Tag 227 (Note--In "Repertoire d'Epigraphie Semitique v3" an S2x from Warren's Jerusalem excavation is listed; in PEQ v25, 1-1893, p. 30, Sayce lists "SH(?)-K-H [No. 69]"; in PSBA v20, Plate I Fig. 5 & p. 220, Pilcher identifies a line drawing as "No. 69")



  7. Type x2x, 5:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 137, Tag 222 (Note--lack of tracability in PEF Museum documentation, but the Tag # & stamp matches Clermont-Ganneau's description in "Recueil d'Archeologie Orientale Tome IV")


  8. Note:  Probably an M2U; possibly an H2D

  9. Type x2x, 4:00, SGx, 0; complete handle Designation AO, PEF No. 139, 50/8177, Tag 224, Label "No. 52. G Ophel, 19.1.69 52 feet"

  10. Excavated by Bliss & Macalister from Tell Zakariya & Tell Judeideh

  11. Type S2U, 9:00, SGG, 0; complete handle Designation AO, PEF No. 132, 50/8170, Tag 216 (click for details)



  12. Type Z4CI, 12:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 133, 50/8171, Tag 218



  13. Type H4C, 6:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 134, 50/8172, Tag 219



  14. Type S4L, 6:00, AGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 136, 50/8174, Tag 221


  15. Note:  This impression also appears in "Syria vol. 6" by Rene Dussaud

    Excavated by Macalister & Duncan from Jerusalem, Ophel (1923-5)

  16. Type H2D, 10:00, Sxx, 2; complete handle Designation AO, PEF No. 147, 465 "NB steps, 5 Nov. No 1"



  17. Type x2x, 3:00, Sxx, 2 Designation AO, PEF No. 196, 563, "NBF 30-33, 11 Nov, No 6"



  18. Type H2D, 10:00, AGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 198, 574, "N.B.S., 27 H, 7 Nov., No 4"



  19. Type H2D, 4:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 200, 586, "No. 7"



  20. Type S2DW, 4:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 204, 601 "N.B.F. 30, Nov, No 3"

  21. Untraceable Excavation

  22. Type Z2U, 3:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 135, 50/8173, Tag 220 (Note--probably excavated by Bliss & Macalister from Tell Zakariya/Tell Judeideh)



  23. Type H4L, 6:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 4465



  24. Type Z2D, 4:00, Sxx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 4466



  25. Type H4L, 12:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 4467



  26. Type M2D, 9:00, SGx, 0 Designation AO, PEF No. 5561


Summary

Inscription Words

6 HBRN
3 MMST
4 SUKE
4 ZYF
1 Generic
3 x (cannot classify by inscription word)

Inscription Styles

1 Two-Winged Top
9 Two-Winged Divided
2 Two-Winged Undivided
4 Two-Winged x (cannot classify by inscription style)
2 Four-Winged Cursory
3 Four-Winged Lapidarist

Seal Orientations

0 1:00
0 2:00
3 3:00
4 4:00
1 5:00
4 6:00
0 7:00
0 8:00
4 9:00
3 10:00
0 11:00
2 12:00
0 unknown

Pottery Types

00 AGC
00 AGG
02 AGx
02 Axx
00 PPP
00 SCC
00 SGC
00 SGG
14 SGx
03 Sxx
00 WPP
00 unknown

Incision Types

17 zero incisions
00 one circle
03 two concentric circles
01 two pairs of concentric circles
00 circle(s) (at least one; maybe two)
00 plus ("+") mark
00 unknown

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