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Keeping kosher is arguably one of the oldest known diets across the world and, for an observant Jew, maintaining these dietary laws (known as Kashruth) is a fundamental part of everyday life. It is a key part of what identifies them as Jews, both among their own communities and to the ...
Sennacherib’s claim to take 46 of Hezekiah’s strong cities aligns with the biblical record of the Assyrian capture of the fortified cities of Judah. The fact that tribute was paid is also affirmed, with the amount of gold being the same in both the Assyrian and Judahite sources. (The d...
Apart from suchanalogies, however, virtually our only source for the nomadic way of life in the ancient NearEastern Middle Bronze Age – which is the period I am concerned with here – is the textualevidence from Mari. Unfortunately, rich as that material may be, for the purpose at hand ...
The lack of specific identification criteria based on experimental studies creates a reciprocal cycle where chop marks are understudied as a line of evidence for butchery practices and tool use. This lacuna in the study of chop marks is particularly important in the periods when the types of ...