Economic keystones : the weight system of the kingdom of Judah / Raz Kletter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kletter, Raz.

Series:

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 276.

Journal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ; 276

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Weights and measures, Jewish.

Excavations (Archaeology)--Palestine.

Excavations (Archaeology).

Palestine--Antiquities.

Palestine.

Bible. Old Testament--Antiquities.

Bible.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (305 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Sheffield, Eng. : Sheffield Academic Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book presents a full picture of the weight system of Iron Age Judah, based on archaeological finds, historical sources and biblical texts. This book offers a complete picture of the weight system of Iron Age Judah, involving a careful study of the typology, date, context, weight standards, inscription and function of hundreds of weights (with a full catalogue). As against the common view, the author suggests that all the weights belong to one system based on one basic sheqel standard. The weights are mostly not 'royal weights' and have nothing to do with Josiah's reform. The 'sheqel of th

Contents:

Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE HISTORY OF RESEARCH; Chapter 2 THE DATE; Chapter 3 DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS AND THE BORDERS OF JUDAH; Chapter 4 THE TYPOLOGY; Chapter 5 THE METROLOGY OF THE WEIGHTS; Chapter 6 THE ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONTEXT; Chapter 7 THE JUDAEAN WEIGHTS AND THE OLD TESTAMENT; Chapter 8 THE JUDAEAN WEIGHTS AND THE HEBREW OSTRACA; Chapter 9 THE JUDAEAN WEIGHTS AND OTHER NEAR-EASTERN WEIGHT SYSTEMS; Chapter 10 THE QUESTION OF ROYAL WEIGHTS; Chapter 11 THE UNINSCRIBED WEIGHTS OF JUDAH; Chapter 12 CONCLUSIONS

Appendices 1. CATALOGUE OF INSCRIBED JUDAEAN WEIGHTSAppendices 2. ADDENDA (WEIGHTS ADDED BETWEEN 1991 AND 96); Appendices 3. JUDAEAN INSCRIBED WEIGHTS (ARRANGED BY SITE); Appendices 4. THE JUDAEAN UNINSCRIBED WEIGHTS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; Index of Place Names

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

ISBN:

9786611814342

9781281814340

1281814342

9780567344229

0567344223

OCLC:

320325500