Execration Texts — Execration texts, also referred to as Proscription Lists, [I. E. S. Edwards, N. G. L. Hammond, C. J. Gadd, The Cambridge Ancient History , Cambridge University Press 1975, p.494] are ancient Egyptian hieratic texts, which contained the names of… … Wikipedia
Textes d'exécration — Les textes d exécration sont des textes à vocation magique qui tentent d attirer le malheur sur les ennemis de l Égypte ; les noms de villes et de leurs dirigeants ont été inscrits accompagnés de malédictions sur des ostraca qui sont ensuite … Wikipédia en Français
EGYPT — EGYPT, country in N.E. Africa, centering along the banks of the River Nile from the Mediterranean coast southward beyond the first cataract at Aswan. The ancient Egyptians named their land Kemi, the Black Land, while the neighboring Asiatic… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
HEBREW LANGUAGE — This entry is arranged according to the following scheme: pre biblical biblical the dead sea scrolls mishnaic medieval modern period A detailed table of contents precedes each section. PRE BIBLICAL nature of the evidence the sources phonology… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Curse tablet — Eyguieres Curse Tablet A curse tablet or binding spell (defixio in Latin, κατάδεσμος katadesmos in Greek) is a type of curse found throughout the Graeco Roman world, in which someone would ask the gods to do harm to others. Contents … Wikipedia
PHOENICIA, PHOENICIANS — Names (a) The Greek name Phoinike (Phoinix) is first mentioned by Homer, and is subsequently well attested in the writings of Greek historians who consistently refer it to the eastern Mediterranean coast; in Homer, Phoenician is synonymous with… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
AMORITES — (Heb. אֱמֹרִי; Emori), the pre Israelite inhabitants of the land of Israel. The word appears approximately 85 times in the Hebrew Bible and is used to designate all or part of that population. The Semitic derivation of the word, and possibly also … Encyclopedia of Judaism
JERUSALEM — The entry is arranged according to the following outline: history name protohistory the bronze age david and first temple period second temple period the roman period byzantine jerusalem arab period crusader period mamluk period … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Majdal Yaba — The Majdal Tower Fortress on the former site of Majdal Yaba, 2008 … Wikipedia
TRANSJORDAN — (Heb. עֵבֶרהַיַרְדֵּן). Geographically, Transjordan includes the area east of the Jordan River, extending from the sources of the Jordan near the hermon to the dead sea . However, the area north of the Yarmuk River (the Golan and Bashan) are… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
