{"product_id":"sasanian-jewry-and-its-culture-9780252033674","title":"Sasanian Jewry and Its Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn impressive collection of Jewish signet rings and seals from the Sasanian Empire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book should be in any research library for ancient Near Eastern, Iranian, or Jewish history. It will be a useful reference for archaeologists and historians of society, art, religion and commercial practice in those fields.\"--Michael L. Bates, curator emeritus of Islamic coins, American Numismatic Society\u003cbr\u003e\"Friedenberg sets out to catalogue the Jewish seals of the Sasanian Empire, providing some introductory material by way of background and orientation. The access to primary sources, especially recondite ones, is a foundational service of publication. This kind of scholarship holds a special place in our work.\"--Joshua Holo, director of the Louchheim School of Judaic Studies and associate professor of Jewish history, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, Los Angeles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS   xi\u003cbr\u003e GENERAL NOTES   xiii\u003cbr\u003e INTRODUCTION \u003ci\u003eObservations on the Jews of the Sasanian Empire\u003c\/i\u003e   i\u003cbr\u003e NORMAN GOLB  1 A Brief Historical Review   5\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Jewish Academies   11\u003cbr\u003e 3 Jewish Names on Sasanian Seals   13\u003cbr\u003e 4 The Nature and Function of Sasanian Seals   17\u003cbr\u003e 5 Old Testament Themes   23\u003cbr\u003e 6 Description of Seals   27\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeals of the \u003c\/i\u003eLulab \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003eEtrog  1. Seal of Mari Son of Samuel (Jewish)   27\u003cbr\u003e 2. Seal of Isaac Son of Papa (Jewish)   28\u003cbr\u003e 3. Seal of Judah - Son of Abba (Jewish)   28\u003cbr\u003e 4. Seal of Abbua (Jewish)   29\u003cbr\u003e 5. Seal of Ahawa Son of Zachary (Jewish)   29\u003cbr\u003e 6. Seal of Joseph (Jewish)   30\u003cbr\u003e 7. Seal Without Inscription (Jewish)   31\u003cbr\u003e 8. Seal of Hilkiah Son of Samuel (Jewish)   31\u003cbr\u003e 9. Seal of Huna Son of Nathan (Jewish)   31\u003cbr\u003e 10. Seal of Samuel   32\u003cbr\u003e 11. Seal of Levi Son of Simon (Jewish)   32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeals of Abraham's Binding of Isaac and Related Scenes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 12. Seal of Hillel Son of Menasseh (Jewish)   33\u003cbr\u003e 13. Seal of Jacob Son of Judah (Jewish)   34\u003cbr\u003e 14. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham's Binding of Isaac (Probably Christian)   35\u003cbr\u003e 15. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham's Binding of Isaac (Probably Christian)   35\u003cbr\u003e 16. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham with Cross on Altar (Christian)   36\u003cbr\u003e 17. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham with Cross over Altar (Christian)   36\u003cbr\u003e 18. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham with Cross over Altar (Christian)   37\u003cbr\u003e 19. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham Holding Isaac (Probably Christian)   37\u003cbr\u003e 20. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham with Crosses (Christian)   38\u003cbr\u003e 21. Seal with Latin Inscription: Abraham's Binding of Isaac (Christian)   38\u003cbr\u003e 22. Seal Without Inscription: Fire Altar and Priest (Zoroastrian)   39\u003cbr\u003e 23. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham's Binding of Isaac(?) (Unidentifiable)   39\u003cbr\u003e 24. Seal Without Inscription: Abraham's Binding of Isaac(?) (Unidentifiable)   40\u003cbr\u003e 25. Seal Without Inscription: Zoroastrian Worship (Zoroastrian)   40\u003cbr\u003e 26. Seal Without Inscription: Scene of Worship (Probably Zoroastrian)   41\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeals of the Human Figure\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 27. Seal of Joseph Son of Nata (Jewish)   41\u003cbr\u003e 28. Seal of Isaac Son of Adda (Jewish)   42\u003cbr\u003e 29. Seal of Ityonah Yoniya (or Ye'udia) (Jewish)   43\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeals of Animals and Other Life Forms\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 30. Seal of Hunay (Jewish)   44\u003cbr\u003e 31. Seal Without Inscription: Two Standing Rams (Probably Zoroastrian)   44\u003cbr\u003e 32. Seal of Isaac Son of Judah (Jewish)   45\u003cbr\u003e 33. Seal of Huna Son of Samuel (Jewish)   45\u003cbr\u003e 34. Seal of Hada Son of Hiyya (Jewish)   46\u003cbr\u003e 35. Seal of Jonah (Jewish)   46\u003cbr\u003e 36. Seal of Ibrami(?) (Jewish)   47\u003cbr\u003e 37. Seal of Abba (Jewish)   48\u003cbr\u003e 38. Seal of Shem Son of Hunar (Jewish)   48\u003cbr\u003e 39. Seal of `Uqba Son of Papa (Jewish)   49\u003cbr\u003e 40. Seal of Samuel Son of Yosha Tov(?) (Jewish)   49\u003cbr\u003e 41. Seal of Vashish(?) (Jewish)   50\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeals of Family Devices\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 42. Seal of Abba Son of Malka(?) (Jewish)   51\u003cbr\u003e 43. Seal of Aha Son of Sumaqa (Jewish)   52\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiscellaneous and Dubious Seals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 44. Seal of John (Jewish)   53\u003cbr\u003e 45. Seal of Yoash the Dayyan Son of Judah(?) (Jewish)   53\u003cbr\u003e 46. Seal of Isaac Son of Moses (Jewish)   54\u003cbr\u003e 47. Seal of Yosine Arcohen [Chief Priest] Son of Iyf ... Shalom (Jewish)   54\u003cbr\u003e 48. Seal of Samuel Son of Isaac Rabba (Jewish)   55\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFantasy Seals on the Theme of the Binding of Isaac\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 49. Fantasy Seal on the Theme of the Binding of Isaac   56\u003cbr\u003e 50. A Second Fantasy Seal on the \u003ci\u003eAqedah\u003c\/i\u003e Theme (Jewish)   56\u003cbr\u003e 51. A Third Fantasy Seal on the \u003ci\u003eAqedah \u003c\/i\u003eTheme (Jewish)   57\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeals of Daniel in the Lions' Den\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 52. Seal Showing Daniel in the Lions' Den (Christian or Probably Christian)   58\u003cbr\u003e 53. Seal Showing Daniel in the Lions' Den (Christian or Probably Christian)   58\u003cbr\u003e 54. Seal Showing Daniel in the Lions' Den (Christian or Probably Christian)   59\u003cbr\u003e 55. Seal Showing Daniel in the Lions' Den (Christian or Probably Christian)   59\u003cbr\u003e 56. Seal Showing Daniel in the Lions' Den (Christian or Probably Christian)   60\u003cbr\u003e 57. Seal Showing Daniel in the Lions' Den (Christian or Probably Christian)   60 \u003cb\u003e7 Specific Character of the Known Sasanian Jewish Seals\u003c\/b\u003e   \u003cb\u003e61\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NOTES   63\u003cbr\u003e BIBLIOGRAPHY   67\u003cbr\u003e INDEX   71","brand":"University of Illinois Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400422596951,"sku":"9780252033674","price":31.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780252033674.jpg?v=1730470647","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sasanian-jewry-and-its-culture-9780252033674","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}