ABSTRACT
The inscribed arrowhead in the collections of the British Museum (BM.136753), which forms the subject of this paper, adds one more to a considerable number already known. The first example of this type to be noted was published in 1926 (Guigues, 1926; and Ronzevalle, 1926), and since that time thirteen others have been made available for study. Dr Pierre Bordreuil has recently given a convenient summary of these examples with bibliography (Bordreuil, 1982), assigning Roman numerals to each, in the order of their publication, and reporting five more, as yet unpublished, known to him. At the risk of gratuitous repetition of what has been set out already by him and others, I list the examples here once more, together with the various names by which they have been referred to in previous discussions (see also Fig. 3). For ease of reference I use Arabic rather than Roman numerals, and, having, for my own convenience, noted the references to the most useful illustrations, and to the principal discussions, I include these together with other details, when known, according to the following pattern: https://www.niso.org/standards/z39-96/ns/oasis-exchange/table">
Name
Location
Provenance
Museum Number
Inscription
Length (Blade Length)
Bibliography
Weight
Arrowheads in chronological sequence, left from top to bottom, then right from top to bottom https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315423050/4d866e7b-a784-431e-9644-59266b690d45/content/fig12_3_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>Ruweiseh, Ruw Louvre
Ruweiseh, Lebanon A.O. 18849
ḥṣ ’d’ / bn ‘ky 8.5 (5.5) cm
Guigues, 1926: 325–328
Ronzevalle, 1926: 329–358, pl. III
Donner and Rollig, 1966–69: no. 20, pl. I
Naveh, 1982: 40
Gibson, 1982: 5, 6
Bordreuil, 187 and n. 1
El-Khadr I, EK1 Palestine Archaeological Museum
El-Khadr, Palestine 34.2793
ḥṣ ‘bdlb’t 10.5 (7.7) cm
Milik and Cross, 1954: 5–15, fig. 1, left
Cross and Milik, 1956: 21, 22, fig. 2, J.I.I Palaeographic Chart https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315423050/4d866e7b-a784-431e-9644-59266b690d45/content/fig12_2_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
Donner and Rollig, 1966–69: no. 21, pl. I
Hestrin, 1973: no. 7
Naveh, 1982: 37, fig. 32.1
Gibson, 1982: 5, 6
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 2
El-Khadr II, EK2 Private Collection
El-Khadr, Palestine
ḥṣ ‘bdlbt 9.3 (6.6) cm
Milik and Cross, 1954: 5–15, fig. 1, centre
Cross and Milik, 1956: 22, fig. 2, J. 1.2
Donner and Rollig, 1966–69: no. 21
Naveh, 1982: 37, fig. 32.II
Gibson, 1982: 5, 6
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 2
El-Khadr III, EK3 Amman Museum
El-Khadr, Palestine J.5137
ḥṣ ‘bdlb’t 9.2 (6.7) cm
Milik and Cross, 1954: 5–15, fig. 1, right
Cross and Milik, 1956: 22, fig. 2, J. 1.3
Donner and Rollig, 1966–69: no. 21
Naveh: 1982: 37, fig. 32. III
Gibson: 1982: 5, 6
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 2
Beq ‘ah, Zakarba‘l, BM2 Beyrouth Museum
Beqa’, Lebanon 6.6 (3.4) cm
ḥṣ zkrb / bn bn‘n 9.03 g
Milik, 1956: 3–6, fig. (ḥṣ zkr (b) / bn bn ‘n)
Grelot, 1957: 273–279
Yeivin, 1959: 585–589 (ḥṣ zkrb[‘1] / bn bn ‘n[t])
Milik, 1961: 105–106, no. 2, figs. 1.2; 2.2, pl. I.2 pl. I.2 (ḥṣ zkr {b} / bn bn‘n)
Cross, 1967: 19* and n. 7 2 (ḥṣ zkrb[‘1] / bn bn ‘n[t])
Donner and Rollig, 1966–69: no. 22, pl. I (ḥṣ zkr {b} bn bn ‘n)
Naveh, 1982: 39–40, fig. 34 (ḥṣ zkrb[‘1] / bn bn ‘n /[t])
Gibson, 1982: 5, 6 (ḥṣ zkrb[‘1] / bn bn ‘n[t])
Starcky, 1982: 184
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 3
BM. 1 Beyrouth Museum
2951
Milik, 1961: 103–105, no. 1, fig. 1.1 (ḥṣ)
Cross, 1967: 19*-20* (UMUŠ.GAL)
Gerba ‘l, BM3 Beyrouth Museum
Provenance unknown 5137
ḥṣ grh‘1 / ṣdny 7.8 (5.0) cm
11.66 g
Milik, 1961: 106–107, no. 3, figs. 1.3; 2.3, pl. I.3
Cross, 1967: 19*, fig. 3, middle Map showing find-spots of arrowheads referred to in the article. https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9781315423050/4d866e7b-a784-431e-9644-59266b690d45/content/fig12_4_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
Naveh, 1982: 39, fig. 33, upper
Gibson, 1982: 5, 6, fig. 1
Starcky, 1982: 184
Bordreuil, 1982: 189, and n. 4
Azarba‘1, BM4 Beyrouth Museum
Purchased in Damascus 677
ḥṣ zrb‘1 / bn. ’dnb‘1 11.4 (8.5) cm
16.79 g:
Milik, 1961: 107, figs. 1.4; 2.4, pl. I.3
Gibson, 1982: 5, 6, fig. 3
Starcky, 1982: 184 (giving length as ‘104 mm’)
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 4
Rapa’, BM5 Beyrouth Museum
Provenance unknown
ḥṣ rp’ / bn yḥš over ḥṣ b‘n(?)/(?) (palimpsest) 11.1 cm
12.89 g
Martin, 19 62: 175–193, figs. 1, 2, pl. I (ḥṣ kl’ / bn yḥš over ḥṣ bn ‘n / bn yḏrb’1)
Cross, İ967: 20* and n. 84, fig. 3, bottom
(ḥṣ rp’ / bn yḥš over ḥṣ b’n(?)/(?))
Naveh, 1982: 39, fig. 33, bottom
Gibson, 1982: 5, 6, fig. 2
Starcky, 1982: 184
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 5
Private Collection
ḥṣ yt’ / bn zm’ ? (7.4) cm
UNESCO, 1980: 31
Bordreuil, 1982:. 189 and n. 6
El-Khadr IV Private Collection
El-Khadr, Palestine
ḥṣ ‘bdl’t 9.4 (6.6) cm
Cross, 1980: 4–6, figs. 3, 4 (ḥṣ ‘bdl>b>’t)
Naveh, 1982: 37, fig. 32.IV
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 7
El-Khadr V Private Collection
El-Khadr, Palestine
‘bdlt’t / bn‘nt 9.5 (6.2) cm
Cross, 1980: 6–7: figs. 5, 6, 7
Naveh, 1982: 39, fig. 32.V
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 7
Beyrouth Museum
Provenance unknown
ḥṣ zkrb‘1 / mlk. ’mr 11.3 (7.7) cm
Starcky, 1982: 179–186: figs. 1, 2, 3
Private Collection
Provenance unknown
ḥṣ ‘bdny / ’š ‘zb‘1 6.6 (4.9) cm
Bordreuil, 1982: 187–190, fig. 1
Beyrouth Museum
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 8
Beyrouth Museum
Bordreuil, 1982: 189 and n. 8
Private Collection
Bordreuil, 1982: 189
Private Collection
Bordreuil, 1982: 189
Private Collection
Bordreuil, 1982: 189
British Museum
Provenance unknown 136753
ḥṣ ’d‘ / bn b‘l’ 9.1 (6.5) cm
13.6 g
