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Who was the 'Menachem' whose ancient jug was found in Jerusalem?
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: archaeologists 

Israeli archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a biblical-era handle of a water pitcher with an ancient Hebrew inscription of the name "Menachem," marking the first time such a handle bearing this name has been found in Jerusalem.

The discovery was made at the footprint of a new girls' school being constructed in the Ras al-Amud neighborhood in the eastern part of the capital. The handle is estimated to originate somewhere between the Canaanite era (2200 - 1900 B.C.E.) and the end of the first Temple period (the 7th - 8th centuries B.C.E.).

Scientists at the Israel Antiquities Authority are now trying to decipher the identity of the "Menachem," whose name is inscribed in ancient Hebrew.
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"This important finding joins similar names that were found in archaeological digs in the ancient east, particularly in the Land of Israel," said Dr. Ron Be'eri, who is supervising the dig for the IAA. "The names 'Menachem' and 'Yenachem' express comforting, perhaps over the death of loved ones."

"These names appeared have appeared before, going back to the Canaanite period," Be'eri said. "The name 'Yenachem' appears on an Egyptian clay vase from the 18th Dynasty, and the name 'Yenachmu' is mentioned in the Amarna letters (14th century B.C.E.) as that of the Egyptian representative on the coast of Lebanon."
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  1.   Reaching into the past - and over reaching 15:15  |  Mark Lincoln 19/05/09
  2.   Well it definately didn`t say "Mohammed"! 16:16  |  Simon Shapira 19/05/09
  3.   What a Jew in East Jerusalem 3000 years before Islam? 16:17  |  Marc Cohen 19/05/09
  4.   check the bottom of the jug: "made in Israel post-48" 16:19  |  Historian 19/05/09
  5.   #1...Priceless... 16:35  |  Edithann 19/05/09
  6.   For our American vistors 16:41  |  Gee 19/05/09
  7.   Reality check 17:13  |  bob 19/05/09
  8.   Easy: An Egyptian obviously adored by a canaanite person 17:20  |  Kris Lazar 19/05/09
  9.   Maybe it was hidden there by Menachem Begin 18:12  |  Arnold 19/05/09
  10.   no cohen nor was he a jew 18:26  |  ayal sinkid 19/05/09
  11.   to historian 18:28  |  Harry 19/05/09
  12.   Ben Nahum 19:18  |  Rober Deutsch 19/05/09
  13.   dear s. shapira:would an inscripton Ma`KH`MaD impress you? 19:28  |  jerome serabitsky 19/05/09
  14.   So-called "East" Jerusalem = Biblical Jerusalem 20:26  |  Stein 19/05/09
  15.   To no.2 20:41  |  ROO 19/05/09
  16.   #7 Bob. Really? 22:31  |  Melman 19/05/09
  17.   Menachem`s jug 22:42  |  PCR 19/05/09
  18.   #17...Right on the money PRC..(end) 00:09  |  Edithann 20/05/09
  19.   Using the ancient past to justify current politics 00:14  |  Mark Lincoln 20/05/09
  20.   edithann 01:22  |  Connie 20/05/09
  21.   Wow! 02:16  |  Bob 20/05/09
  22.   No wonder Middle East Peace is so elusive... 02:22  |  Bob 20/05/09
  23.   # 20 to bob re: a fragment of pottery with a name/word on it 07:55  |  eric 21/05/09
  24.   # 20 to bob re: a fragment of pottery with a name/word on it 12:34  |  eric 21/05/09
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