The Chariots Engraving of Timna' (Israel) Revisited
This article offers a new interpretation of the so-called Chariots Engraving discovered in the Timna' Valley of Israel by Beno Rothenberg in 1960. Challenging previous interpretations, it suggests that the engraving was made in a single time frame and does not represent a multi-phased construct...
| Published in: | Bulletin of ASOR |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The University of Chicago Press
2016
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Bulletin of ASOR
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| RelBib Classification: | HB Old Testament HH Archaeology KBL Near East and North Africa |
| Further subjects: | B
New Kingdom
B Mining B Graphic arts B Labor supply B Engraving B COPPER industry B rock art B COPPER mining B Expedition B Timna' |
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| Summary: | This article offers a new interpretation of the so-called Chariots Engraving discovered in the Timna' Valley of Israel by Beno Rothenberg in 1960. Challenging previous interpretations, it suggests that the engraving was made in a single time frame and does not represent a multi-phased construction project. By means of a detailed analysis, this article further proposes that the engraving portrays hunting activities performed by Egyptian military units attached to a late New Kingdom expedition at the Timna' Valley copper mines. This interpretation and additional considerations concerning the location of the engraving indicate that such military units performed various tasks in the expedition: protection, surveillance, control, and supply of game to the major body of the workforce. |
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| ISSN: | 2161-8062 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5615/bullamerschoorie.375.0171 |