A Locally-made Scaraboid from Khallat es-Sihrij Near Tel Aphek and Its Neo-Assyrian Connection. (3rd July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brandl, Baruch; Itach, Gilad
• Is Part Of: Tel Aviv. Volume 46:Number 2(2019)
• Page Start: 211
• Page End: 226
• Publication Date: 2019-07-03
• Subjects: Khallat es-Siḥrij -- Sin of Harran -- Neo-Assyrian period -- Province of Samaria; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Periodicals; Excavations (Archaeology) -- Middle East -- Periodicals; Israel -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Middle East -- Antiquities -- Periodicals; Middle East -- Civilization -- To 622 -- Periodicals; 933
• DOI: 10.1080/03344355.2019.1650496
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0334-4355

Abstract

Abstract : A locally made scaraboid was found during excavations at Khallat es-Siḥrij, a rural site situated 5 km southeast of Tel Aphek. The scaraboid, which most probably had been owned by an Assyrian or an Aramean official, was engraved with a new variant of the symbol of the moon god, Sin of Harran. The site of Khallat es-Siḥrij is part of a well-known group of rural sites that was established in the Neo-Assyrian period in the western Samaria foothills, primarily between Tel Aphek and Tel Hadid.