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Note:  Large dot indicates approximate location of Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir).

Lachish on fire unintentionally in 1973 due to a worker's cigarette butt among the dry brush (photo from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume I" by David Ussishkin):

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    H2U

  1. H2U, 1:00, xxx, 0 from "Israel in Antiquity" by The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.280):

  2. H2U, 3:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.276):

  3. H2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#1933-2104):

  4. H2U, 5:00, xxx, 0 from "Eretz-Israel vol. 15" published by The Israel Exploration Society (K 14/J 14; IDAM 33-2105):


    5. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land" by Ruth Amiran
    • "Archaeology & the Bible" by John C.H. Laughlin
    • "Handbook of Ancient Hebrew Inscriptions" by Shmuel Ahituv
    • "Inscriptions Reveal" by The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
    • The Israel Philatelist vol. 34 #1/2 by William D. Farber

  5. H2U, 9:00, SGx, 0 (RAEL #268, BM132065; on display at the British Museum where the placard shows the wrong BM #):


    6. Note:  This impression also appears in "Biblical Archaeology:  Documents from the British Museum" by T.C. Mitchell

  6. H2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#1933-2103):

  7. H2U, 12:00, xxx, 0 from "Encyclopedia of Bible Life" by Madeleine S. Miller & J. Lane Miller (at the Metropolitan Museum of Art):

  8. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #404-68):


    9. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "The Archaeology of Ancient Israel" by Amnon Ben-Tor & Gabriel Barkay
    • "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  9. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #403-67):

  10. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-4):


    11. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  11. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-5):


    12. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  12. H2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-6):


    13. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell
    • "The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible" by O. Tufnell & George Arthur Buttrick

    H4C

  13. H4C, 6:00, xxx, 0 from TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin (IAA #1575-374; RAEL #337-1 on complete jar 8580):


    14. Note:  This impression also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  14. H4C, 11:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.288):

  15. H4C, 11:00, xxx, 0 from TA vol. 10 #2 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #342-6 on complete jar 31266):


    16. Note:  This impression also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  16. H4C, 12:00, xxx, 0 from TA vol. 10 #2 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #338-2 on complete jar 10616):


    17. Note:  This impression also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  17. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from "Eretz-Israel vol. 15" published by The Israel Exploration Society (D/X 1:1):

  18. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (347-1; 19-1):

  19. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (570-2; 19-10):

  20. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-1):


    21. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  21. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-2):


    22. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell
    • "The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible" by O. Tufnell & George Arthur Buttrick

  22. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-3):


    23. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  23. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-4):


    24. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  24. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-5):


    25. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  25. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-6):


    26. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  26. H4C, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-7):


    27. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

    H4L

  27. H4L, 1:00, xxx, 0 Reg. #7884-1 at the IAA (#1978-831):

  28. H4L, 5:00, xxx, P from TA vol. 10 #2 by David Ussishkin (ID#:  11207/1; RAEL #378-42):


    29. Note:  This impression also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  29. H4L, 6:00, SGx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.285):

  30. H4L, 6:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.287):

  31. H4L, 6:00, Sxx, 0 from TA vol. 10 #2 by David Ussishkin (Jewish Museum #12-73.277):

  32. H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#1933-2110):

  33. H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#1955-4; surface find):

  34. H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#1978-1503; RAEL #357-21 on complete jar 8585):

  35. H4L, 6:00, xxx, 0 from "Amphoras & the Ancient Wine Trade" by Virginia R. Grace (RAEL #415; click for detailed photos):

  36. H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 from TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #356-20 on complete jar 8585):


    37. Note:  This impression also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  37. H4L, 7:00, xxx, 0 from "Jerusalem:  Excavating 3000 Years of History" by Kathleen M. Kenyon":

  38. H4L, 12:00, SGx, 0 (RAEL #230, WA1980.12-14.4145; on display at the British Museum):

  39. H4L, 12:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.284):

  40. H4L, 12:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.289):

  41. H4L, 12:00, Sxx, 0 from TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #351-15 on complete jar 10091):


    42. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • BAR vol. 5 #6 by David Ussishkin
    • "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin
    • "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volumes I & IV" by David Ussishkin

  42. H4L, 12:00, Sxx, x from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume I" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #367-31):


    43. Note:  The color photo also appears in BAR vol. 31 #4 by Philip J. King
    The black/white stamp appears in:
    • BAR vol. 23 #5 by Jane M. Cahill
    • Qadmoniot vol. 9 #2-3 (34-35) by David Ussishkin
    • "The Archaeology of Ancient Israel" by Amnon Ben-Tor & Gabriel Barkay
    • "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin
    • "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  43. H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 from TA vol. 5 #1-2 by David Ussishkin (on complete jar 8162):

  44. H4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 Reg. #9279-1 at the IAA (#1978-830):

  45. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #352-16 on complete jar 8162):

  46. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Israel in Antiquity" by The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.278):

  47. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (303-2; 19-6):

  48. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (742-2; 19-3):

  49. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (794-1; 19-11):

  50. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (843-2; 19-7):

  51. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-9):


    52. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  52. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-10):


    53. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  53. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-11):


    54. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  54. H4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-12):


    55. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell
    • "The Interpreters Dictionary of the Bible" by O. Tufnell & George Arthur Buttrick

    M2D

  55. M2D, 4:00, SGx, 2 from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-15; RAEL #273; click for detailed photos):


    56. Note:  The black/white photo of this impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell
    The color photo appears in "The Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible" by Pat Alexander & Alan Millard, courtesy of The British Museum

    M2U

  56. M2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#1933-2106):

  57. M2U, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (609-1; 19-15):

  58. M2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-13):


    59. Note:  This impression may be Lachish Find No. 1589 as annotated in a copy of "Lachish III" at the British Museum; the photo also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  59. M2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-14):


    60. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

    M4L

  60. M4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-3, IV-2 D/X):


    61. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "Eretz-Israel vol. 15" published by The Israel Exploration Society
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell
    • "Scripta Hierosolymitana vol. 8" by Chaim Rabin & Yigael Yadin

    S2U

  61. S2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 at the IAA (#1933-2107, RAEL #291; click for detailed photos):

  62. S2U, 3:00, xxx, 0 from BASOR 223 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #406-70 on complete jar 10457):

  63. S2U, 4:00, xxx, 0 from BASOR 223 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #405-69 on complete jar 10457):


    64. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • BAR vol. 5 #6 by David Ussishkin
    • "The Conquest of Lachish by Sennacherib" by David Ussishkin
    • "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin

  64. S2U, 9:00, AGx, x (RAEL #260, WA1980.12-14.8247; on display at the British Museum):


    65. Note:  This impression also appears in:

  65. S2U, 9:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.273):

  66. S2U, 9:00, Sxx, 0 at The Living Torah Museum (ID# 414; click for detailed photos):

  67. S2U, 9:00, xxx, 0 from "Ancient Hebrew Arts" by A. Reifenberg:

  68. S2U, 10:00, SGx, 0 from "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin (RAEL #407-71; click for detailed photos):


    69. Note:  A color photo of this stamp also appears in:
    • BAR vol. 31 #4 by Philip J. King
    • "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume I" by David Ussishkin

  69. S2U, 10:00, xxx, 0 from "Jerusalem:  Excavating 3000 Years of History" by Kathleen M. Kenyon:

  70. S2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-10):


    71. Note:  This impression may be Lachish Find No. 7165 per David Ussishkin in BASOR 223 p. 6; the photo also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  71. S2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-11):


    72. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  72. S2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-12):


    73. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

    S4L

  73. S4L, 1:00, AGx, 0 (RAEL #267, BM132064; on display at the British Museum):

  74. S4L, 6:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#X1973-11):

  75. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (444-1; 19-9):

  76. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (471-1; 19-8):

  77. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (613-2; 19-12):

  78. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (817-1; 19-13):

  79. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-14):


    80. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  80. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-15):


    81. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  81. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-16):


    82. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  82. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-1):


    83. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  83. S4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-2):


    84. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

    x2U

  84. x2U, 3:00, xxx, x from BASOR 223 by David Ussishkin (RAEL #409-73 on complete jar 10074):


    85. Note:  This impression also appears in "The Renewed Archaeological Excavations at Lachish (1973-1994) Volume IV" by David Ussishkin
    Note:  Probably a Z2U; possibly an H2U

    x4L

  85. x4L, 12:00, Sxx, 0 at The Jewish Museum (New York) (#12-73.282):

    86. Z2D

  86. Z2D, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-8):


    87. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

  87. Z2D, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-9):


    88. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

    Z2U

  88. Z2U, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (332-1; 19-14):

  89. Z2U, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#7-7):


    90. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

    Z4CI

  90. Z4CI, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (778-2; 19-5):

  91. Z4CI, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-8):


    92. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

    Z4L

  92. Z4L, 12:00, xxx, 0 (RAEL #264, BM132061; on display at the British Museum):


    93. Note:  This impression also appears in "Biblical Archaeology:  Documents from the British Museum" by T.C. Mitchell

  93. Z4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (570-1; 19-4):

  94. Z4L, x:00, xxx, x from "Investigations at Lachish:  The Sanctuary & the Residency (Lachish V)" by Yohanan Aharoni (624-1; 19-2):

  95. Z4L, x:00, xxx, x from PEQ 7-1941 published by The Palestine Exploration Fund (#6-13):


    96. Note:  This impression also appears in:
    • "Eretz-Israel vol. 15" published by The Israel Exploration Society
    • "L'Epigrafia Ebraica Antica 1935-1950" by Sabatino Moscati
    • "Lachish III (Tel ed-Duweir):  The Iron Age (Plates)" by Olga Tufnell

"And the LORD delivered Lachish into the hand of Israel..."--Joshua 10:32
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