National Treasures

About Findings Periods The Mandatory Collection of the Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
 
Object's Name: Rim Bowl Inscribed, Edomite, Engraved
Period: Iron II
Material: Pottery
Site: Qitmit, H.
Lenght: 4 cm
Wide: 9 cm
Description: "--blqwshp--". The principal Edomite God Qaus appears on the inscription. The inscription probably mention the name of the donor of the ofering wich was placed in the vessel, or that the vessel carried an inscription of dedication to Qaus.
Bibliography:
Beit-Arieh I 1995. Inscriptions. In: Horvat Qitmit, An Edomite Shrine in the Biblical Negev. Jerusalem, 258-268, Fig. 5.3.





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