MEGIDDO — (Heb. מְגִדּוֹ), ancient Canaanite and Israelite city, identified with Tell al Mutasallim on the southern side of the Jezreel Valley, approximately 22 mi. (35 km.) S.E. of Haifa. The site was excavated in 1903–05 by G. Schumacher and in 1925–39… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Megiddo — /meuh gid oh/, n. an ancient city in N Israel, on the plain of Esdraelon: site of many battles; often identified with the Biblical Armageddon. * * * City, ancient Palestine. It occupied a strategic location at the crossing of military and trade… … Universalium
Tel Megiddo — Biblical Tells – Megiddo, Hazor, Beer Sheba * UNESCO World Heritage Site Country … Wikipedia
Nimrud ivories — Ivory plaque from Nimrud held at the British Museum. The plaque still has traces of its original gold leaf and paint. Material Elephant ivory[1] … Wikipedia
WRITING — (Scripts, Materials, and Inscriptions). SCRIPTS AND MATERIALS General Survey From the end of the third millennium B.C.E., the art of writing was practiced in the ancient Near East (see alphabet ). Here, the pictographic, cuneiform, and… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
IVORY — The Bible usually designates an elephant s tusk as shen (Heb. שֵׁן, lit. tooth ), a term indicating both raw and finished ivory (e.g., I Kings 10:18; Ezek. 27: 15; II Chron. 9:17). In connection with the importation of this item from distant… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Cherub — This article is about a type of angelic being. For the depictions of winged babies erroneously called cherubs, see Putto. For the band, see Cherubs (band). For the Robert Muchamore book series, see CHERUB. For the birth defect organization, see… … Wikipedia
CROWNS, DECORATIVE HEADDRESSES, AND WREATHS — In the Bible A crown is an ornate headdress which serves as a symbol of monarchy, high office, or some other position which marks its wearer as a distinguished person. Three different terms are used for such a headdress in the Bible: nezer,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Oriental Institute, Chicago — The Oriental Institute (OI), established in 1919, is the University of Chicago s archeology museum and research center for ancient Near Eastern studies. The Institute is housed in an unusual Art Deco/Gothic building at the corner of 58th and… … Wikipedia
University of Chicago Oriental Institute — The Art Deco doors of the Oriental Institute, sculpture by Ulric Ellerhusen … Wikipedia
