Bronze and Iron Ages, Jordan Museum
Exhibits from the periods between 3600 and 332 BC, with additional information. Part of the visual informative tour through The Jordan Museum in Amman.
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Bronze bottle with inscription
Probably Iron Age II C (600 BC)
H 10.54 cm; W 3.5 cm
Uncovered in 1972 at Tall Siran in the University of Jordan campus - once a suburb of the Ammonite capital.
Three generations of Ammonite kings, who ruled the northern mountainous area of Jordan, are mentioned in the text that is inscribed on this bottle: Amminadab, his father Hasall, and his grandfather Amminadab.
The language is Ammonite, an offshoot of the Canaanite family, but with clear Aramaic influences, who had strong impact on the region during that period. Words with agricultural connotations like ‘vineyards’ appear. A few grains of wheat and seeds of weeds were found inside the bottle.
© Text: The Jordan Museum
© Photo: Haupt & Binder
Exhibits from the periods between 3600 and 332 BC, with additional information. Part of the visual informative tour through The Jordan Museum in Amman.
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