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• Ali, Nabil
• Bader, Nabil A.

During recent excavations at the archaeological site of Tell Es-Sukhnah in north east Jordan, an in-situ Rohdian amphora was found. The most important thing about that amphora is that both handles are carrying stamps in Greek scripts. The texts contain the name of an eponym, a Rhodian month-name and the fabricant’s name. Similar objects in the southern Levant enable dating the stamps to the second century B.C. The imported Amphora at Es-Sukhnah, besides other small finds, highlights the importance of the site during the Hellenistic period.

• History and Archaeology

• Archaeology and history
• Excavations (Archaeology)
• Επιγραφές

amphora stamps, Rhodian, second century B.C, Hellenistic period, Tell Es-Sukhnah, Jordan

Corresponding author: Nabil Ali (nabil.ali@ju.edu.jo)

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