Includes bibliographical references and index.

From the origin of the alphabet to the tenth century B.C.E. : new documents and new directions / André Lemaire -- Gedaliah's seal material revisited : some preliminary notes on new evidence from the City of David / Peter van der Veen -- Sixteen strong identifications of biblical persons (plus nine other identifications) in authentic Northwest Semitic inscriptions from before 539 B.C.E. / Lawrence J. Mykytiuk -- Six Hebrew fiscal bullae from the time of Hezekiah / Robert Deutsch -- Dmlʼ : a seal from the Moussaieff collection / Meir Lubetski -- Who was bat pharaoh, the daughter of pharaoh? / Claire Gottleib -- New perspectives on the trade between Judah and South Arabia / André Lemaire -- A unique bilingual and bilateral artifact from the time of Nebuchadnezzar II in the Moussaieff private collection ; Bricks and brick stamps in the Moussaieff private collection / Kathleen Abraham -- A Babylonian boundary stone in the Moussaieff collection / W.G. Lambert -- A new inscribed Palmyrene stone bowl from the Moussaieff collection / André Lemaire -- Mandaic magic bowls in the Moussaieff collection : a preliminary survey / Matthew Morgenstern -- Katuwas and the Masoretic text of Kings : cultural connections between Carchemish and Israel / Richard S. Hess -- Hebrew seals, stamps, and statistics : how can fakes be found? / Alan Millard -- The Moabitica and their aftermath : how to handle a forgery affair with an international impact / Martin Heide -- Biblical Hebrew philology in light of the last three lines of the Yehoʼash royal building inscription (YI: lines 14-16) / Chaim Cohen -- Dr. Shlomo Moussaieff's view of the Nerva coin / Meir Lubetski -- A teacher, a colleague, a friend : Wilfred G. Lambert, 1926-2011 / Meir Lubetski.

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