Backgrounds 1
"CE" and "BCE" are abbreviatons of this
common era
before the common era
most important babylonian deity
marduk
first section of genesis
primeval history
name for the inner chamber of a temple
holy of holies
Era from 1200-550 BCE
Iron Age
most important assyrian deity
Ashur
name of the governor of judah with a book named after him
Nehemiah
three separate names for the (main) deity of the Hebrew Bible
YHWH
Elohim
El
(and others)
Mesha Stele or Moabite Stone
earliest example of egyptian writing
Narmer Pallette
patriarch who was sold into slavery in egypt
Joseph
only day when israelite high priest can enter the inner chamber of the temple
yom kippur (day of atonement)
Egyptian conception of the afterlife hinges around these three things
what is ka, ba, and akh
group of Semitic speaking people who took over egypt briefly during the second intermediate period.
Hyksos
four things that archaeologist say mark israelite settlements in the iron age
no pig bones
crsjs
terraces and cisterns
four room houses
2 frequent epithets of YHWH/Elohim/El in the Hebrew Bible
Olam/Elyon/"of Hosts" , for example
(varies)
a large tower-like structures found in Mesopotamia, thought to be the inspiration for the tower of Babel story in the Bible
Ziggurat
two semitic goddesses featured in the Ugaritic Ba'lu Cycle (not Shapshu)
Anat(u) and Asherah(/Athiratu)
archaeologist who was our "maximalist" example
William Dever
three non-israelite deities named in the Hebrew Bible in some way
(varies)