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Votive offerings, graffiti, or scribal exercises? A note on the grmlqr[t] inscription from Sarepta and the “Blessings” from Kuntillet ʿAjrud
Wearne, Gareth J.
Wearne, Gareth J.
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Abstract
This short article revisits the question whether a class of inscriptions from the Phoenician city of Sarepta and the Israelite settlement at Kuntillet ʿAjrud should be understood as votive offerings, graffiti, or scribal exercises. It argues that differences in the manner of execution mean the Sarepta and Kuntillet ʿAjrud inscriptions resist attempts to impose a single unifying explanation. By doing so, it yields insights into the nature of sacrificial terminology in the world of the Hebrew Bible and offers a more nuanced understanding of the mlkʾmr sacrifices that are named in some Punic inscriptions.
Keywords
Sarepta, Kuntillet ʿAjrud, mulk sacrifice, blessing, votive offering
Date
2023
Type
Journal article
Journal
Vetus Testamentum
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Volume
73
Issue
1
Page Range
139-154
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ACU Department
School of Theology
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
Faculty of Theology and Philosophy
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Published as ‘gold’ (paid) open access
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CC BY 4.0
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Open