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Multi-periodSite Name: Tel Hatzor Alternative Name: Tel Hazor, Tell el-Qedah, Hatzor, Hebrew: תל חצור
Country: Israel Type: Artificial Mound
Nearest Town: Zefat  Nearest Village: Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar
Latitude: 33.017179N  Longitude: 35.568382E
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Tel Hatzor submitted by motist : Tel Hatzor The monumental Egyptian statute of a high official from the Middle Kingdom in Egypt, found in the administrative palace at Hazor, north of the Sea of Galilee in Israel. (photo credit:SHLOMIT BECHAR) (Vote or comment on this photo)
Tel Hazor is a tell above the site of ancient Hazor, whose archaeological remains are the largest and richest known in modern Israel. Hazor was an ancient city located in the Upper Galilee, north of the Sea of Galilee, between Ramah and Kadesh, on the high ground overlooking Lake Merom.

In 2005, the remains of Hazor were designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO as part of the Biblical Tels - Megiddo, Hazor, Beer

During the Egyptian Second Intermediate Period and early New Kingdoms (together running between 18th century BCE and 13th century BCE), Canaan was an Egyptian vassal state, and thus 14th century documents, from the El Amarna archive in Egypt, describe the king of Hazor-(in Amarna letters called Hasura), Abdi-Tirshi, as swearing loyalty to the Egyptian Pharaohs. In these documents Hazor is described as an important city in Canaan. Hazor is also mentioned in 18th century BCE documents found in Mari on the Euphrates River.

According to the Book of Joshua, Hazor was the seat of Jabin, a powerful Canaanite king that led a Canaanite confederation against Joshua, but was defeated by Joshua, who burnt Hazor to the ground. According to the Book of Judges Hazor was the seat of Jabin, the king of Canaan, whose commander, Sisera, led a Canaanite army against Barak, but was ultimately defeated. Textual scholars believe that the prose account of Barak, which differs from the poetic account in the Song of Deborah, is a amalgamation of accounts of two separate events, one concerning Barak and Sisera like the poetic account, the other concerning Jabin's confederation and defeat. In addition, textual scholars think that the Book of Judges and Book of Joshua are parallel accounts, referring to the same events, rather than describing different time periods, and thus that they refer to the same Jabin, a powerful king based in Hazor, whose Canaanite confederation was defeated by an Israelite army.

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The Tel Hazor Tablets

For a better understanding of the National Park Tel Hatzor, first visit the nearby museum at Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar where you can see finds from the site and explanation of its history.


Note: Important discovery of Egyptian statue depicting ancient feet is unearthed in Tel-Hazor
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Tel Hatzor submitted by Andy B : An Australian excavation volunteer on July 9, 2013, displays part of an ancient Egyptian king's unique sphinx with a hieroglyphic inscription dating circa 3rd century BCE, found during excavation at the northern Israeli site of ancient Tel Hazor. The sphinx was unveiled with researchers struggling to understand just how the unexpected find ended up there. Image credit: Hebrew University ... (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Historic archeological discovery of Egyptian statue unearthed in Tel-Hazor by motist on Monday, 25 July 2016
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Hazor is the largest biblical-era site in Israel and a UNESCO Heritage Site.
In a historic find, a large limestone fragment of an Egyptian statue depicting an ancient official’s feet, was discovered at Tel-Hazor, north of the Sea of Galilee, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem announced on Monday.

Only the lower part of the statue, measuring 45cm. by 40cm. survived, representing the crouching feet of a male figure, seated on a square base, on which a few lines in the Egyptian hieroglyphic script are inscribed.

The finding – coupled with a sphinx fragment of the Egyptian king Mycerinus (who ruled Egypt in the 25th century BCE), discovered at the site by the research team three years ago – are the only monumental Egyptian statues found so far in second millennium contexts in the entire Levant.

The discovery of these two statues in the same building currently being excavated by the research team indicates the special importance of the building, which was likely the administrative palace of the ruler of the city, as well as that of the entire city of Hazor.
More at: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Historic-archeological-discovery-of-Egyptian-statue-unearthed-in-Tel-Hazor-462312
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Unique Egyptian sphinx unearthed in north Israel by Andy B on Thursday, 11 July 2013
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Part of an ancient Egyptian king's unique sphinx was unveiled at a dig in northern Israel on Tuesday, with researchers struggling to understand just how the unexpected find ended up there.

The broken granite sphinx statue -- including the paws and some of the mythical creature's forearms -- displayed at Tel Hazor archaeological site in Israel's Galilee, is the first such find in the region.

Its discovery also marks the first time ever that researchers have found a statue dedicated to Egyptian ruler Mycerinus who ruled circa 2,500 BC and was builder of one of the three Giza pyramids, an expert said.

"This is the only monumental Egyptian statue ever found in the Levant - today's Israel, Lebanon, Syria," Amnon Ben-Tor, an archaeology professor at the Hebrew University in charge of the Tel Hazor dig, told AFP.

"It is also the only sphinx of this particular king known, not even in Egypt was a sphinx of that particular king found."

How, when and why it reached Tel Hazor remains a mystery.

Read more at
http://www.france24.com/en/20130709-unique-egyptian-sphinx-unearthed-north-israel?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
with thanks to Jackdaw1 for the link
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Re: Tel Hatzor by motist on Monday, 12 July 2010
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more : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Hazor
The Tel Hazor Tablets
http://www.crystalinks.com/telhazortablets.html

For a better understanding of the National Park Tel Hatzor, first visit the nearby museum at Kibbutz Ayelet Hashahar where you can see finds from the site and explanation of its history.

http://my-country-israel.com/en/North_Kineret/Museum-The_Hazor_Museum.aspx

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