Mt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tablet

Abstract A refutation of the claims by Scott Stripling et al. regarding the epigraphic analysis and paleographic contents of the folded lead object discovered on Mt. Ebal in 2019 during the wet-sifting of dump piles from a previous archaeological excavation by Adam Zertal. This piece of lead is ofte...

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Main Author: Mark S. Haughwout
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2024-02-01
Series:Heritage Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01130-z
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description Abstract A refutation of the claims by Scott Stripling et al. regarding the epigraphic analysis and paleographic contents of the folded lead object discovered on Mt. Ebal in 2019 during the wet-sifting of dump piles from a previous archaeological excavation by Adam Zertal. This piece of lead is often referred to as the “Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet”. An article regarding this find, by Stripling et al., titled “You are Cursed by the God YHW:” an early Hebrew inscription from Mt. Ebal”, was published on May 23, 2023, in the Heritage Science journal.
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spelling doaj.art-d7861140d8d743158c29a999648ffb5d2024-03-10T12:19:33ZengSpringerOpenHeritage Science2050-74452024-02-0112111210.1186/s40494-023-01130-zMt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tabletMark S. HaughwoutAbstract A refutation of the claims by Scott Stripling et al. regarding the epigraphic analysis and paleographic contents of the folded lead object discovered on Mt. Ebal in 2019 during the wet-sifting of dump piles from a previous archaeological excavation by Adam Zertal. This piece of lead is often referred to as the “Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet”. An article regarding this find, by Stripling et al., titled “You are Cursed by the God YHW:” an early Hebrew inscription from Mt. Ebal”, was published on May 23, 2023, in the Heritage Science journal.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01130-zMt. Ebal Curse TabletLead tabletDefixioYahuYHWx-ray tomography
spellingShingle Mark S. Haughwout
Mt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tablet
Heritage Science
Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet
Lead tablet
Defixio
Yahu
YHW
x-ray tomography
title Mt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tablet
title_full Mt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tablet
title_fullStr Mt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tablet
title_full_unstemmed Mt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tablet
title_short Mt. Ebal curse tablet? A refutation of the claims regarding the so called Mt. Ebal curse tablet
title_sort mt ebal curse tablet a refutation of the claims regarding the so called mt ebal curse tablet
topic Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet
Lead tablet
Defixio
Yahu
YHW
x-ray tomography
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-01130-z
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