An Archaeological Study to Some of the Discovered Scarabs in the Southern Levant during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages

R. Al-Rawahneh, Musallam

doi:10.21608/aafu.2016.9611

An Archaeological Study to Some of the Discovered Scarabs in the Southern Levant during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages

Document Type : Original Article

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Musallam R. Al-Rawahneh

10.21608/aafu.2016.9611

Abstract

The goal of this research is to shed light on the discovered Egyptian Pharaonic Scarabs Patterns or those influenced by the Egyptians in the Southern Levant (Jordan and Palestine) that confirms the Egypt commercial relations with the Southern Levant during the Middle and Late Bronze Ages (2000- 1200 B.C).
The study also reaffirms that the influence of the region by the Egyptian Pharaonic religious beliefs, especially those related to life after death (Al Baath). These Scarabs have been classified according to their function, symbols and motifs, forms and labels or Monograms into three categories: commemorative scarabs, motifs scarabs (the heart scarabs) and scarabs’ amulets and symbols.

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