Another unexpected surprise from the Egyptian revolution

Jerusalem Post ^ | March 13, 2011 | HERSHEL SHANKS

[Immerito]

Another unexpected surprise from the Egyptian revolution By HERSHEL SHANKS 03/13/2011 22:57

Rare artifacts have now resurfaced 35 years after they were excavated from the Sinai by Israeli archeologists and handed over to Egypt. Talkbacks (4)

When Israel made peace with Egypt, some of the most intriguing archeological artifacts ever discovered disappeared. Now they’ve apparently resurfaced.

As part of the 1979 peace agreement, Israel turned over to Egypt materials that had been excavated in the Sinai, among them the finds from Kuntillet Ajrud, a remote desert way station in northern Sinai that had been excavated in the mid- 1970s by Tel Aviv University archeologist Ze’ev Meshel.

Located at the intersection of ancient desert tracks, Kuntillet Ajrud was both a caravanserai and a kind of spiritual center. Among the finds was a 400-pound stone bowl with an inscription on the rim in paleo- Hebrew letters (the kind used before the Babylonian destruction of Solomon’s Temple) that read “(Belonging) to Ovadiah, son of Adnah, may he be blessed by Yahwe[h].”

Yahweh, spelled with four Hebrew letters (YHWH), known in scholarly literature as the tetragrammaton, is the personal name of the Hebrew God.

[KrisKrinkle]

“Unexpected surprise”

Is there another kind? Now I’ll read the article.

[Truth29]

Sarkozy needs to appear strong against the conservative LePen for domestic political purposes. This will also be an opportunity for arms merchants to try out air defense systems against French and British air assets.

[Truth29]

Sorry, wrong thread.

[Immerito]

I thought you might find this of interest for your ping list.

[SunkenCiv]

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