Papers by Stefan Jakob Wimmer
Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology 7, 2024
The cultural contact between Canaanite and Egyptian hieratic scribes
in Late Bronze Age southern ... more The cultural contact between Canaanite and Egyptian hieratic scribes
in Late Bronze Age southern Canaan promoted the consolidation and
refinement of the Early Alphabet, which had hitherto been mainly
modeled after hieroglyphic sign shapes. Lachish seems to have been
pivotal in these encounters. Based on two recently found inscriptions
from this site, one hieratic and one Early Alphabetic, it can now be
shown that the “handshake” between the scribal traditions occurred
already during the 18th Dynasty, in the mid–late 15th century BCE.
This is more than a century before the region’s Ramesside
administration of the 19th and 20th Dynasties when the scribal contacts intensified considerably.
Festschrift Gabriel Baraky, 2024
'Atiqot 110, 2023
Among the epigraphic finds that Itzhaq Beit-Arieh published from Tel Malḥata, Inscription No. 4, ... more Among the epigraphic finds that Itzhaq Beit-Arieh published from Tel Malḥata, Inscription No. 4, the focus of this paper, is unique among the Iron Age ostraca, as it is written in both the Edomite and Hebrew languages. The context of the inscription is clear: a registration of amounts of one or more unknown commodities, with certain amounts described as 'diminished.' This paper offers a reassessment of Beit-Arie's interpretation of the inscription, suggesting that it testifies to interaction and cooperation among several scribes adhering to different scribal dialects. It further discusses the broader implications of the inscription for the research of early Edomite writing.
Semitica 64, 2022
In the frame of updating my study on the hieratic numerals and special signs that were used in (p... more In the frame of updating my study on the hieratic numerals and special signs that were used in (palaeo-)Hebrew inscriptions, a reinvestigation of some symbols, which were considered by some to be possibly numerals, turned out that they are not. Instead, they can and should be considered a valid variant shape for the letter yod. This has repercussions on the current debate around the question whether or not the so-called Shapira manuscripts could be considered fragments of an authentic, pre-exilic Biblical book. Résumé. Une étude renouvelée des signes hiératiques employés par des inscriptions paléohébraïques révèle que certains d'entre eux, que d'aucuns pensaient être des signes numériques, sont en réalité une variante de la lettre yod. Cette découverte a des répercussions sur le débat actuel concernant l'authenticité des fragments Shapira qui préserveraient un livre biblique d'époque pré-exilique.
The Scribe in the Biblical World, ed. Esther Eshel and MIchael Langlois, 2023
Spiritual Care, 2022
Zusammenfassung Einzigartige Umweltbedingungen in Ägypten mit der Leben ermöglichenden und förder... more Zusammenfassung Einzigartige Umweltbedingungen in Ägypten mit der Leben ermöglichenden und fördernden Fruchtbarkeit des Niltals inmitten einer lebensfeindlichen Wüste, haben eine Wahrnehmung von der Welt bedingt, die von der Zusammenschau des Gegensätzlichen durchdrungen ist. Dieses komplementäre Denken umfasst dabei alle Bereiche der Wirklichkeit: von anthropologischen und politischen Modellen bis zu religionsgeschichtlichen Paradigmen, die auch vom Alten Israel und vom Christentum reflektiert und adaptiert wurden. Diese Sicht auf die Welt hat sich Jahrtausende lang als tragfähig erwiesen und lohnt den erneuten Blick.
Egypt and the Hebrew Bible / Ägypten und Altes Testament, 2022
EGYPT AND THE HEBREW BIBLE
Conference volume celebrating 40 Years ÄAT,
Munich, 6–7 Dec. 2019,
In... more EGYPT AND THE HEBREW BIBLE
Conference volume celebrating 40 Years ÄAT,
Munich, 6–7 Dec. 2019,
Introduction
Egypt and the Hebrew Bible / Ägypten und Altes Testament, 2022
New evaluation of the Rameside hieratic inscribed bowls from southern Canaan. The initial term in... more New evaluation of the Rameside hieratic inscribed bowls from southern Canaan. The initial term in their standard text form should be read "brit".
Blätter Abrahams 22, 2022
Festschrift Regine Schulz, ÄAT 97, 2021
Tell es-Safi/Gath II, AeAT 105, 2020
by Stefan Jakob Wimmer and Manfred Görg(†)
Levant, 2019
A cylindrical stone incense altar inscribed with seven lines of text in two separate inscriptions... more A cylindrical stone incense altar inscribed with seven lines of text in two separate inscriptions was discovered in a cultic context during 2010 excavations at Khirbat Ataruz in Jordan. The two short inscriptions are written in Moabite language, using an Early Moabite script datable to the late 9th or early 8th century BCE. Both inscriptions also employ Hieratic numerals. Inscription A appears to tabulate small quantities of metal, possibly for some purpose relating to the cultic context of the inscription. The longer Inscription B appears to be potentially dedicatory and/or commemorative in focus, but remains largely enigmatic. These inscriptions provide a new important historical witness to the period after the Moabite conquest and occupation of Khirbat Ataruz/Atarot described in the Mesha Inscription.
Aren M Maeir, Itzaq Shai, Chris McKinny (eds.), The Late Bronze and Early Iron Ages of Southern Canaan, Archaeology of the Biblical World 2, Berlin/Boston, 136-147, 2019
Gyözö Vörös, Machaerus III. The Golden Jubilee of the Archaeological Excavations. Final Report on the Herodian Citadel 1968-2018, Studium Biblicum Franciscanum Collectio Maior 56, Jerusalem Milano Mount Nebo, 460-491, 2019
Itzaq Shai, Jeffrey R. Chadwick, Louise Hitchcock, Amit Dagan, Chris McKinny, Joe Uziel (eds.), Tell it in Gath. Studies in the History and Archaeology of Israel. Essays in Honor of Aren M. Maeir on the Occasion of his Sixtieth Birthday, ÄAT 90, Münster, 709-721., 2018
C. Di Biase-Dyson & L. Donovan (eds), The Cultural Manifestations of Religious Experience. Studies in Honour of Boyo G. Ockinga (ÄAT 85), Ugarit-Verlag Münster, 2017
Two imported amphoriskoi from southern Canaan were found in Theban Tomb 148 belonging to the high... more Two imported amphoriskoi from southern Canaan were found in Theban Tomb 148 belonging to the high official Amenemope, who served Rameses III, IV and V in the Twentieth Dynasty. One vessel was inscribed and both belonged to the original burial equipment of the tomb owner. Known examples from Egypt - including local imitations - and southern Canaan are surveyed, establishing that the type is relatively rare in Egypt and Canaan. The presence of the vessels in an Egyptian tomb of the first half of the twelfth century BC helps shed further light on relations between Egypt and the Southern Levant at the end of the Egyptian Empire in the transitional Late Bronze Age-Iron Age 1A period.
Göttinger Miszellen 254, 2018
Journal of Ancient Egyptian Interconnections, 2010
S. Israelit-Groll (ed.), Studies in Egyptology (Festschrift Miriam Lichtheim), Jerusalem: Magnes 1990, Vol. II, 1065-1106, 1990
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Papers by Stefan Jakob Wimmer
in Late Bronze Age southern Canaan promoted the consolidation and
refinement of the Early Alphabet, which had hitherto been mainly
modeled after hieroglyphic sign shapes. Lachish seems to have been
pivotal in these encounters. Based on two recently found inscriptions
from this site, one hieratic and one Early Alphabetic, it can now be
shown that the “handshake” between the scribal traditions occurred
already during the 18th Dynasty, in the mid–late 15th century BCE.
This is more than a century before the region’s Ramesside
administration of the 19th and 20th Dynasties when the scribal contacts intensified considerably.
Conference volume celebrating 40 Years ÄAT,
Munich, 6–7 Dec. 2019,
Introduction
in Late Bronze Age southern Canaan promoted the consolidation and
refinement of the Early Alphabet, which had hitherto been mainly
modeled after hieroglyphic sign shapes. Lachish seems to have been
pivotal in these encounters. Based on two recently found inscriptions
from this site, one hieratic and one Early Alphabetic, it can now be
shown that the “handshake” between the scribal traditions occurred
already during the 18th Dynasty, in the mid–late 15th century BCE.
This is more than a century before the region’s Ramesside
administration of the 19th and 20th Dynasties when the scribal contacts intensified considerably.
Conference volume celebrating 40 Years ÄAT,
Munich, 6–7 Dec. 2019,
Introduction
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Memorial Volume for Manfred Görg
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