Subscribe to Print Edition | Mon., November 23, 2009 Kislev 6, 5770 | | Israel Time: 00:58 (EST+7)
Haaretz israel news English
web haaretz.com
Jewish World Haaretz Toolbar
Diplomacy
Defense Opinion National
Print Edition
Car Rental
Focus U.S.A. Strenger than Fiction Business Travel Magazine Week's End Anglo File Books
Share |
Last update - 02:35 11/10/2007
The missing letter
By Cnaan Liphshiz

To show the seal belonged to Queen Jezebel, Dr. Korpel had to address one crucial matter: The seal reads YZBL, whereas Jezebel's name was known to begin with aleph, the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. By comparing the seal with similar signets from the same historical period, Korpel showed that seals commonly carried two letters on the top part - precisely where Jezebel's seal was missing a small piece. In keeping with the known pattern from other seals, the first missing letter is almost certainly the possessive lamed. This means the seal probably carried one other letter - the first letter of the owner's name.
PROMOTION: Mamilla Hotel
Bookmark to del.icio.us  
 
Click for anti-Semitism
The excess of words on the internet makes distinguishing fact from fiction a difficult task.
Obama duels Israel
U.S. demand for settlement freeze may just be bid for achievement, writes Zvi Bar'el.
Special Offers
Advertisement
Eldan Rent a Car
Israel's leading car rental company offers you a 20% discount on online reservations
Protea Hills
A Retirement Village in Nature Nestled in the Foothills of Jerusalem
Date Local Jewish Singles
Ready to meet your match? Join Jdate today!
Junkyard
Junk a car - get free towing nationwide and a tax-deductible receipt
 Haaretz Hot Topics
Iran elections
Obama speech in Cairo
The Pope in the Holy Land
Durban II conference
Israel vs. Hamas
More Headlines
22:36 Hamas official: Shalit swap could be sealed by Friday
22:05 Peres: Israel to halt settlements once peace talks begin
21:42 IDF vows 'zero tolerance' for soldiers who refuse orders
21:39 Lieberman taps new Egypt envoy, after year of strained ties
22:05 Iran launches 'huge' war games amid threats to strike Tel Aviv
21:33 Obama must deal with important questions of the Mideast conflict
21:31 Catholics beatify late Palestinian nun who educated Arab girls
22:07 TV ROUND-UP: Is Shalit deal near? Peres, Mubarak talk peace
22:13 Israel seeks crackdown on women who fake religiosity to dodge IDF
11:41 Ultra-Orthodox pressure stalling church, mosque at Ben-Gurion airport
09:07 Israeli heir: More Kafka works stashed in Swiss vault
17:59 IDF soldier who tried to sell army rifle jailed for 20 months
09:34 Why is Israel laying claim to an Arab home in Jaffa?
Home | TV | Print Edition | Diplomacy | Opinion | Arts & Leisure | Sports | Jewish World | Site rules |
| Advert: Recommended Restaurants | Makom: Engaging on Israel
| Search engine marketing
Haaretz.com, the online edition of Haaretz Newspaper in Israel, offers real-time breaking news, opinions and analysis from Israel and the Middle East. Haaretz.com provides extensive and in-depth coverage of Israel, the Jewish World and the Middle East, including defense, diplomacy, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the peace process, Israeli politics, Jerusalem affairs, international relations, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Israeli business world and Jewish life in Israel and the Diaspora.
© Copyright  Haaretz. All rights reserved