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Seals (Numismatics)-Middle East-Catalogs. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. of Ancient Near East Antiquities of the British Museum. From the collection deposited at the Dept. III : impressions of stamp seals on cuneiform tablets, clay bullae, and jar handles / by Terence C. Catalogue of the Western Asiatic seals in the British Museum. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Mitchell, T.C. Published in Collaboration with The Trustees of the British Museum Stemberger (University of Vienna)Ĭatalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum Stamp Seals III: Impressions of Stamp Seals on Cuneiform Tablets, Clay Bullae, and Jar Handles Gruber (Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) - I. Avery-Peck (College of the Holy Cross) - H. The Brill Reference Library of Judaism Editorial BoardĪssociate Editors A. Sara Japhet's note ( I & II Chronicles, p.Catalogue of the Western Asiatic Seals in the British Museum It is the contrast of Kings and Chronicles regarding Azariah/Uzziah's burial that accounts for the statements by the Chronicles commentators. The burial notices involving the "city of David" in Kings and Chronicles (the only books where this formula occurs) are as follows: The Chronicler seems to wish to clarify that Uzziah's remains are not in "the city of David" as the (probably) earlier account of Kings had it, but rather that his (still royal) burial was distinguished from them. | and Jotham his son reigned | And Jotham his son reigned | | in the city of David, | in the burial field | | and they buried him with his fathers | and they buried him with his fathers | | And Azariah slept with his fathers | And Uzziah slept with his fathers |
The principle reason for the near unanimous sense of commentators that Uzziah was buried apart from his ancestors - seemingly reading against the natural sense of 2 Chronicles 26:23 - has to do with the relation of this verse to its counterpart in 2 Kings 15:7: but not actually with the other kings").Ĭan this understanding be defended on the basis of this verse in and of itself? Or does it rely on other passages that more clearly define a) where kings were buried or b) what was done with lepers? How so? The Moody Bible Commentary says something similar ("Uzziah was nevertheless buried.
Uzziah was buried away from the royal family in relative dishonor because of the curse of leprosy. Nonetheless it's apparently common to interpret this as Uzziah being buried separately from them. Still, there's nothing here that I can see explicitly saying that Uzziah was buried apart from his fathers, and several statements saying he was buried with his fathers. But the "for they said" clause then seems out of place. Overall, it sounds like the passage is saying that Uzziah was buried with the other kings ("with his fathers in the burial field"). And Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the burial field that belonged to the kings, for they said, “He is a leper.” And Jotham his son reigned in his place.
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