LEADER 03418nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910827901803321 005 20240430201714.0 010 $a1-281-81434-2 010 $a9786611814342 010 $a0-567-34422-3 035 $a(CKB)1000000000555297 035 $a(EBL)436645 035 $a(OCoLC)320325500 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000143478 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11162146 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000143478 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10112814 035 $a(PQKB)10741557 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC436645 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL436645 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10250953 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL181434 035 $a(OCoLC)893334326 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000555297 100 $a19981119d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aEconomic keystones $ethe weight system of the kingdom of Judah /$fRaz Kletter 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aSheffield, Eng. $cSheffield Academic Press$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (305 p.) 225 1 $aJournal for the study of the Old Testament. Supplement series ;$v276 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-85075-920-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aAppendices 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 330 $aThis book presents a full picture of the weight system of Iron Age Judah, based on archaeological finds, historical sources and biblical texts. This book offers a complete picture of the weight system of Iron Age Judah, involving a careful study of the typology, date, context, weight standards, inscription and function of hundreds of weights (with a full catalogue). As against the common view, the author suggests that all the weights belong to one system based on one basic sheqel standard. The weights are mostly not 'royal weights' and have nothing to do with Josiah's reform. The 'sheqel of th 410 0$aJournal for the study of the Old Testament.$pSupplement series ;$v276. 606 $aWeights and measures, Jewish 606 $aExcavations (Archaeology)$zPalestine 607 $aPalestine$xAntiquities 615 0$aWeights and measures, Jewish. 615 0$aExcavations (Archaeology) 676 $a389.10933 676 $a389/.1/0933 700 $aKletter$b Raz$0894907 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827901803321 996 $aEconomic keystones$94096221 997 $aUNINA