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Building 7050 at the Acropolis of Late Bronze Hazor: A Palace After All

Ben-Tor, Amnon·2020·Tel Aviv
DOI 10.1080/03344355.2020.1820006
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Building 7050, located at the centre of the acropolis of Hazor, was constructed in the mid-14th century BCE and, like the rest of the city, was ravaged by fire sometime in the middle of the 13th century. Was this building a temple, as suggested by some, or a ceremonial palace, as advocated by the author? The plan of Building 7050 is clearly different from that of contemporaneous temples in the region and very similar to that of Niqmepah’s palace at Alalakh. Details of the plans of the two structures place them as forerunners of the Bit-Hilani type of palace, typical of Iron Age edifices in Syria, such as at Zinjirli and Tell Tayinat. A large number of pithoi was found in Building 7050, as well as in the administrative palace located nearby, yet none was found in any of the four temples uncovered at Hazor. Storage facilities containing a large number of pithoi and storage jars are typical of palaces all over the ancient Near East. Other finds, such as inscribed clay tablets and Egyptian statue fragments, originated from Building 7050 and the administrative palace, but none was found in any of the four Hazor temples. It is suggested here that one of the main functions of Building 7050 was to stage banquets for the local elite where profuse food and drink were offered. Such feasts were an important part of the political, religious and social life of the palaces of Canaan in the second millennium BCE.

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Authors
Ben-Tor, A.
Affiliations
Hebrew University of Jerusalem (IL)
Corresponding author
Ben-Tor, Amnon
Venue
Tel Aviv
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
2020-07-02
Volume
47
Issue
2
Pages
173-192
ISSN
  • 0334-4355 (ISSN-L)
  • 2040-4786
DOI
10.1080/03344355.2020.1820006
OpenAlex
W3096274025
Cited by
4
References
20
Citations by year
2025: 1 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 1
FWCI
3.69
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Tel Aviv (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Ancient Mediterranean Archaeology and History
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology (arts and humanities) › Ancient Near East History
Keywords
Late Bronze Age, palace architecture, Alalakh, pithoi, storage jars, banquets, feasting, fire damage

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