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The Jerubba'al Inscription from Khirbet al-Ra'i : A Proto-Canaanite (Early Alphabetic) inscription
Rollston, Christopher Garfinkel, Yosef Keimer, Kyle H. Davis, Gillan Ganor, Saar
Rollston, Christopher
Garfinkel, Yosef
Keimer, Kyle H.
Davis, Gillan
Ganor, Saar
Abstract
This article presents a Proto-Canaanite inscription written in ink on a jug. It was unearthed in 2019 at Khirbet al-Ra‘i, located 4 km west of Tel Lachish, in a level dated to the late twelfth or early eleventh century BCE. Only part of the inscription had survived, with five letters indicating the personal name Yrb‘l ( Jerubba‘al). This name also appears in the biblical tradition, more or less in the same era: “[Gideon] from that day was called Yrb‘l” ( Judg. 6:31–32). This inscription, together with similar inscriptions from Beth-Shemesh and Khirbet Qeiyafa, contributes to a better understanding of the distribution of theophoric names with the element ba‘al in the eleventh–tenth centuries BCE in Judah.
Keywords
Proto-Canaanite inscription, Jerubba‘al, Khirbet al-Ra‘i
Date
2021
Type
Journal article
Journal
Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology
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Volume
2
Issue
Page Range
1-15
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ACU Department
Ancient Israel Program
Faculty of Education and Arts
Faculty of Education and Arts
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Open access
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