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 		In "Die Konigs-Stempel", Peter Welten drew the following maps to illustrate the hypothetical distribution of LMLK jars from the 4 inscription words & the 2 icons.  The numbers on the maps correspond to cities listed below; the shape of the lines drawn from the distribution centers represents the quantity of LMLK handles found up to Welten's publication date (in 1969 his corpus contained 804), & the exact totals he worked with are shown in parentheses next to the city names (refer to the Corpus page for a more detailed breakdown of sub-quantities).
  1. Nasbeh (86)
  2. Gibeon (83)
  3. Gibeah (5)
  4. Jerusalem (14)
  5. Ramat Rahel (147)
  6. Manahat (1)
  7. Gezer (9)
  8. Beth Shemesh (28)
  9. Azekah (17)
  10. Gath (6)
  11. Moresheth-Gath (37)
  12. Mareshah (17)
  13. Tell 'Erani (13)
  14. Lachish (314)
  15. Tel Halif (1)
  16. Arad (5)
  17. Tell 'Ira (1)
  18. Bethlehem (1)
  19. Khirbet Dorban (1)
  20. Beth Zur (11)
  21. Tell Beit Mirsim (4)
  22. Jericho (1)
  23. Khirbet es-Samrah (1)
  24. En Gedi (1)

HBRN 2-winged seals:

HBRN 4-winged seals:

MMST 2-winged seals:

Note:  The left map ("Sud") assumes MMST=Kurnub; the right map ("Nord") uses a theoretical, geographically central point.

MMST 4-winged seals:

SUKE 2-winged seals:

SUKE 4-winged seals:

ZYF 2-winged seals:

ZYF 4-winged seals:

2-winged seals (uncertain city names):

Note:  These 2 maps use a theoretical, geographically central point.

4-winged seals (uncertain city names):

"Yes, every pot in Jerusalem & Judah shall be holiness to the LORD of Hosts."--Zechariah 14:21
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 This page was created on March 14, 2002, & last updated on March 14, 2002