At this time each major city in Israel seems to have had a temple. These sealings were placed on pots or packages bound with twine containing ritual supplies created at one of these temples. Some of these supplies were sent out to local households and this opportunity was taken to turn the sealings into a sort of religious news service.
For translation methodology see: How to Translate Alphabetic Akkadian Texts
Israelite seals were both decorative and functional. They were inserted into rings, hung on necklaces, and probably inserted into wooden handles for easy pressing into clay. The colors could have been purely decorative or could have had spiritual correspondences.
(May 8, 2023) Image is of a running gazelle indicating prosperity. The planets mentioned in the text are also "patrollers" because the patrol the night sky. The letter style is more squarish than the earlier seals indicating this was created later after the Babylonian exile.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads just like seals 70 and 71:
(March 25, 2023) This image has an Egyptian theme. The sun which is shown in the center flanked by two cobras which symbolize the powers of life and death. The sun has arms reaching upward towards the source layer where it is gathering the powers of motion represented by the fish.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(May 8, 2023) Su is the full moon god and represents the source of the motion powers. The image represents the five planetary shells (Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn) which together govern the astrological powers of fate.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads just like seals 70 and 71:
(April 21, 2023) Egyptian themed image seems to have the god Hu kneeling on top of the tree-of-life surrounded by his Horus falcon storm form powers. Hu is identified by his headgear consisting of a sun disk and two horns. The falcons are wearing the double crown of Egypt.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(April 6, 2023) Image is of an Egyptian snake headed lion representing the sun god Hu. On his head is a crown meant to represent the double crown of Egypt, In front of the lion is a symbol of a blocked opening passing through the sky-shell.
(May 8, 2023) Central image is of an Egyptianized sun god Hu (Atum-Re) having a hawk head (rain bringing storm form Horus, Ba'al) and a lion body (sun god Hu, Re). It is winged indicating it belongs to the middle connective layer of the Ancient Pagan Paradigm. It is wearing an abstracted version of the double crown of Egypt indicating it is a deity. It is facing a radiating star having concentric circles which represents Selu/Selene. Between them is the image of a blocked sky-shell opening. Selu is the motion source goddess who represents the sparks of life as the producers of motion. Both stars and animals had this spark of life.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(April 21, 2023) Image is of a 4-winged Egyptian scarab beetle representing the sun god Hu surrounded by two song birds which seem to represent harbingers of fate.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
Seal is made of silver, 9 x 7.5 x 4 mm. Bought in Jerusalem. Now at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem (number 68.35.189).
(April 23, 2023) The style of letter A dates to 600's while style of letter "L" dates to 700's. This indicates a date in the middle.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(April 21, 2023) This seal has two large unknown signs on its lower left. The style of letter A dates to 600's while style of letter "L" dates to 700's. This indicates a date in the middle.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(May 25, 2023) The full moon god Su is adequately pushing and pouring the fertility-fluids (filtrate) through the channels (threads) of the life network. Nothing is being adversely affected.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(May 9, 2023) Image is of a 4-winged eagle-vulture
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(May 9, 2023) Image is of an Egyptian hunter with a winged lion (Hu) hunting cobras which represent fertility as an example of human interference in divine affairs. The text is warning against such interference with the fertility fluids (filtrate) of the life network. This is an example of the deity lordification process in which magic was considered to be such an interference.
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(April 26, 2023)
Image is of a twisted bolt of yarn representing the veil or sky-shell which separates mortal space from divine space.
This was provided by Deutsch without any individual word assignments (2002)
Robert Deutsch found a similar seal earlier:
Non-provenanced. Letter assignments by Olmsted
(May 25, 2023)
Robert Deutsch attempted a Hebrew language translation (Deutsch 2002) which is shown below. Our differing letter assignments are in red (Hebrew scholars treat A and ' as the same letter):
Failed translation for these reasons:
This is how Deutsch explains away some of the discrepancies in his translation:
Seal 54 is part of Dr. David Jeselsohn’s collection in Zurich, Switzerland
(April 25, 2023) This seems to be a defense of the traditional priestly class against the prophets pushing submission to a lordified Yahu.
(March 24, 2023)
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(April 4, 2023)
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
(April 6, 2023)
Some Hebrew language scholars claim the text reads as follows:
