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Note: Large dot indicates approximate location of Beth Shemesh (Ain Shems or Tell er-Rumeileh).
General statistics:
- 32 HBRN
- 02 MMST
- 01 SUKE
- 05 ZYF
- 00 Generic
- 31 cannot classify by inscription
- 10 2-winged
- 22 4-winged
Note--All of these statistics are from firsthand examination of handles, published photos as seen below, & unpublished plaster casts at the Magill Library; at least 3 others are listed at the Rockefeller Museum in IEJ vol. 34 (cross-referenced in the IAA inventory); & personal correspondence from Zvi Lederman who confirmed that 28 handles were excavated during the 1990s.
Specific statistics: |
Generic |
HBRN |
MMST |
SUKE |
ZYF |
2-Winged (Rigid & Top-Register) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2-Winged Divided |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2-Winged Undivided |
|
5 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
4-Winged Lapidarist |
|
14 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4-Winged Cursory (many; all Type 484s) |
|
4 |
|
|
2 |
4-Winged Cursory (few; mostly pithoi) |
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0 |
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0 |
H2U
- H2U, 1:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 34-22-23; click for detailed photos)
- H2U, 3:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 1312; museum ID# 61-14-1178; click for detailed photos)
- H2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 Reg. #1272 at the IAA (#I.8662):
- H2U, 6:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 225; museum ID# 61-14-1192; click for detailed photos)
- H2U, x:00, xxx, x plaster cast at the Magill Library (website ID# AS-3)
H4C
- H4C, 6:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#P.420):
- H4C, 12:00, AGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 61-14-1193; click for detailed photos)
- H4C, 12:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 1264; museum ID# 61-14-1184; click for detailed photos)
- H4C, 12:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 1265; museum ID# 61-14-1185; click for detailed photos)
H4L
- H4L, 6:00, SGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 955; museum ID# 61-14-1191; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 6:00, SGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 1262; museum ID# 61-14-1189; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 7:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 61-14-1181; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 7:00, SCC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 1261; museum ID# 61-14-1183; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 Reg. #1172 at the IAA (#I.5869):
- H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 Reg. #1271 at the IAA (#I.8666):
- H4L, 12:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 1001; museum ID# 61-14-1190; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 12:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 954; museum ID# 61-14-1188; click for detailed photos)
- H4L, 12:00, SGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 1311; museum ID# 61-14-1179; click for detailed photos)
- 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:
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 Reg. #131 at the IAA (#I.422):
- H4L, 12:00, xxx, x from Israel's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (20 Nov 2000; ID# 086r0):
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x plaster cast at the Magill Library (website ID# AS-1)
- H4L, x:00, xxx, x plaster cast at the Magill Library ("under II 31" noted on cast; website ID# AS-2)
M2U
- M2U, 5:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 380; museum ID# 61-14-1195; click for detailed photos)
Note: This impression also appears in "Ain Shems Excavations Part IV" by Elihu Grant & G. Ernest Wright
- M2U, x:00, xxx, x from "The Hebrew Scripts, Part Two, The Plates, 1954-1957 " by Solomon A. Birnbaum (handle ID# 1171; IDAM I-5871):
Note: This impression caused some scholars to speculate that it was made from a unique seal misspelled "LNMLK" in the top register, but by using a clear film line drawing, it was obviously double-stamped using the standard M2U seal.
S4L
- S4L, 12:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 61-14-1194; click for detailed photos)
x4L
- x4L, 12:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 34-22-2; click for detailed photos)
Note: Probably an H4L; possibly an M4L
Z2U
- Z2U, 3:00, SGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 953; museum ID# 61-14-1187; click for detailed photos)
- Z2U, 4:00, SGG, 0 at the Magill Library (handle ID# 951; click for detailed photos)
- Z2U, 10:00, AGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (handle ID# 952; museum ID# 61-14-1180; click for detailed photos)
Z4CI
- Z4CI, 6:00, AGC, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 34-22-3; click for detailed photos)
- Z4CI, 12:00, SGG, 0 at the University of Pennsylvania Museum (museum ID# 61-14-1182; click for detailed photos)
"And they of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; & they lifted up their eyes & saw the ark, & rejoiced to see it."--1Samuel 6:13
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