Egyptian stamp-seal amulets and their implications for the chronology of the early Iron Age
Abstract
The paper introduces a clearly definable group of Egyptian stamp-seal amulets that provides a new, non-biblical anchor for the absolute chronology of Palestine in the Iron Age. The items in this group—found in large numbers in the Egyptian Delta, Palestine, and Cyprus—were probably produced in the Delta in the time of Pharaohs Siam un and Sheshonq I, in the mid-10th century BCE. In Palestine they appear for the first time in the temporal horizon represented by strata such as Arad XII and Megiddo VI. Accordingly, it is suggested that the date of material remains traditionally attributed to the United Monarchy in Israel should be lowered by ca. 50 years.
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Room 3 of Stratum 10A yielded several mushroom-shaped clay stoppers, one of which bore a stamp seal impression tentatively associated with the reigns of Siamun and Sheshonq I in the 10th century BC.
“Room 3 of Stratum 10A yielded several mushroom-shaped clay stoppers, one of which bore a stamp seal impression that has been tentatively associated with the reigns of Siamun and Sheshonq I in the 10th century BC [119, 120].”
From The chronology of Gezer from the end of the late bronze age to iron age II: A meeting point for radiocarbon, archaeology egyptology and the Bible (2023) · cites this paper as [119]
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- Authors
- Münger, S.
- Corresponding author
- Münger, Stefan
- ORCID
- Münger, Stefan
- Venue
- Tel Aviv
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2003-03
- Volume
- 30
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 66-82
- ISSN
- 0334-4355 (ISSN-L)
- 2040-4786
- OpenAlex
- W2041037730
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 32
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 23.45
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Tel Aviv (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Egypt and Archaeology
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Archeology › Ancient Near East History
- Keywords
- Egyptian amulets, Iron Age chronology, Egyptian Delta, 10th century BCE
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