A looted helenstic weight – the Bible archeology Society

During the raid, the lead weight was seized. Courtesy of Emal Aladdin, IAA.

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During a raid on a antiquity shop in the old city of Jerusalem, the “Haludaurus son Apolonios, Igoronomos” reads the first part of a rare lead weight during the occupation of the Israeli artifacts (IAA). History from its Shakali for the year 165 of the Silenced Era (148/7 BC), this weight can be linked to a powerful family in the ancient city of Marsha, the ancient city of the region. Unfortunately, since the weight comes out of the marketing market, there is no way to know where it came from.

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In antiques, this little lead slab is used as a standard weight. This is confirmed by the Shalleh, which marks it with a Heliovisor Agranomosis. Inside the Helenstick world, Agranomosis There was a government official responsible for maintaining the order in the market, including maintaining standard weight and measures. This special weight is a standard 1 mina measure, which is equal to the unit 100 Greek drastic. The Greek letter written at the bottom of the weight is “M”, which is identified by Mina.

Personal names on weight are even more interesting. Both helicopters and Apolonus are the Greek names associated with solar deities Helios and Apollo, which indicate the extensive influence of helenism under the Sileside Roll. Such Greek names were especially common in the land of Adamia, which would later rule by Hasman. It was also the home of the Herodian family. The name of the Heludorus was particularly common in Maurisha, the capital of the capital, Adomia.

Houses in Marisha are meeting the third or the second century BC. Courtesy Nathan Stan Mayor, BA.

According to the IAA, the lead weight was mostly robbed from Marisha, not only because of the common ideas named Heludaurus, but also because both the Haludorus’ father and son could be confirmed in a similar weight found in Marisha. A weight is on its shitliyah 170/169 BCE Agranomosis Named by Apolonios, the same name is Haludorus’s father. Likewise, another weight of 143/2 includes his name Agranomosis Anti -Petros, son of Haludoros. Since government offices in the ancient world often used to go from father to son, it is possible that these three weights belonged to the same family, which has three generations recording. Agriculture. Unfortunately, the fact that the sample was robbed means that these contacts will never certainly know.

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According to Alan Hadad, the head of the antiquity of the IAA, Alan Hadad, “Removing archaeological samples from its place without its excavation as a result of the loss of precious historical information. If we find this pattern in the context of its archeology.

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