Above shows a jar handle impressed with the word l'melekh ["(belonging) to the king"] and a two-winged sun disk. More than 2,000 l'melekh handles have been uncovered in excavations in Israel, all dating to the reign of Hezekiah. The symbols on Hezekiah's seal and on the jar handles are Egyptian and show the cultural and political influence Egypt exerted over Judah
THE SEAL OF THE KING HEZEKIAH, depicted on the bulla at for (an impressed lump of clay), is one of the two seals belonging to Judahite kings that have been recovered.
Read more on Hezekiah on Wednesday
Hello Anankin! My name is Ava Xue and I am an assistant editor/translator working with a US non-profit publisher named Mainland Scholar's Work. We are publishing a book titled The Bible and Hebrew Archaeology and would like to use the picture of two-wing sun disk l'melekh in our book the book in the section of the introduction of Hebron.
ReplyDeleteWe will include in our book a reference to the authorship of the picture. This book will be published in Chinese and is designed to enhance the general understanding of biblical archaeology in the Chinese-speaking world. Therefore, we hope to receive the approval on using this picture in the book. Your prompt response will be greatly appreciated as we are endeavoring to finalize the book in a couple weeks.
Please let me know if you have any question. Thank you for the help!