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Kuntillet ‘Ajurd also known as Horvat Teiman is “located approximately 50 kms south of Kadesh-barnea in northern Sinai, on a hill overlooking Wadi Quraiya” . In 1975-76 Archeologist Ze'ev Meshel conducted an excavation at Kuntilet Ajrud and dated 9th-8th century BC, the iron age II .
The site consists of two buildings a main build dubbed A with covers most of the hill, it is rectangler in shape. It has “four protruding small rooms in it four corners” and build B seems almost separate sub-structure, is on the north eastern side and is mostly eroded . The “entrance to the courtyard passed through a narrow broad room, lined with benches”, dubbed the …show more content…
The translation varies slightly from each translator, for example; Meshel translates as "A[shy]o the K[ing] said: tell x, y, and z, may you be blessed by YHWH of Shomron (Samaria) and his ASHERAH” . While Devers translation is “X says” Say to Y and Yau’asah amd (to Z): I bless you by Yahweh, our guardian, and by his Asherah” and Hadley accounts is “X says: say to Yehal(Lel’el) and to Yo’asah and (to Z): I bless you by Yahweh of Samaria and by his Asherah” . Here you can see the slight variables; However, Devers does not give a place unlike Meshel and Hadley who say ‘Yahweh of Samaria’.
Pithoi B inscriptions translated by Hadley says; "Amaryaw says: to my lord: is it well with you? I bless you by Yahweh of Teman and by his Asherah. May he bless you and keep you and be with my lord"