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Note:  Large dot indicates approximate location of Umm Tuba (possibly Biblical Netofa/Netopha?).

General statistics:
  • 0 HBRN
  • 1 MMST
  • 0 SUKE
  • 1 ZYF
  • 0 Generic
  • 0 cannot classify by inscription


  • 2 2-winged
  • 0 4-winged
Specific statistics: Generic HBRN MMST SUKE ZYF
2-Winged (Rigid & Top-Register) 0 0 1 0 0
2-Winged Divided   0 0 0 0
2-Winged Undivided   0 0 0 1
4-Winged Lapidarist   0 0 0 0
4-Winged Cursory (many; all Type 484s)   0     0
4-Winged Cursory (few; mostly pithoi)     0   0

    M2T

  1. M2T, 10:00, SGx, 0 from a February 2009 press release by the IAA (excavated by Zubair Adawi; photo #3 by Mariana Saltzberger; click for detailed photos):

  2. Z2U

  3. Z2U, 3:00, SGx, 0 from a February 2009 press release by the IAA (excavated by Zubair Adawi; photo #7 by Mariana Saltzberger; click for detailed photos):


"The tenth captain for the tenth month was Maharai the Netophathite, of the Zarhites ... The twelfth captain for the twelfth month was Heldai the Netophathite, of Othniel..."--1Chronicles 27:13,15
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This page was created on February 28, 2009, & last updated on February 28, 2009