Introduction : the importance of the stamp-impression system for an understanding of the history and administration of Judah in the first and second temple periods -- Storage-jar stamp impressions in the ancient Near East -- The jar-stamping phenomenon in Judah -- The stamped Judahite storage jars -- Main stamp impression types : typology, corpus and distribution -- The chronology of the stamped storage-jar systems in the Kingdom of Judah -- The function and modus operandi of the stamped storage jar system in the Kingdom of Judah -- The stamped storage-jar systems in their chronological, historical and archaeological contexts -- Conclusions.
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"Examines the administrative system and function of stamp impressions on storage jars in ancient Israel, illustrating the history of Judah during six centuries of subjugation to the empires that ruled the region"-- Provided by publisher.
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