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3. Evidence for Internal Chronology and Development Processes 135
in the Various Types of the Four-Winged Stamp Impressions 138
4. The Chronology of the lmlk Jars Stamped with ‘Private’ 141
Stamp Impressions 146
5. The Further Existence of the lmlk Stamp Impression System 153
in the 7th Century BCE 154
6. The Further Manufacture and Impression of the lmlk Jars in 157
the First Half of the 7th Century BCE 163
7. Interim Conclusion: The Chronology of the lmlk Stamp
Impressions on Jar Handles
8. The Chronology of the System of the Concentric Circle
Incisions
9. The Chronology of the Rosette Stamp Impression System
on Jar Handles
10. Conclusion: The Period during which the System of
Stamp Impressions on Jars Existed in the Kingdom of Judah

F. The Function and the Mode of Operation of the System of
Stamp Impressions on Jars in the Kingdom of Judah 166

1. Problems with Current Opinions in Research regarding the 166
Function and Mode of Operation of the System of 178
Stamped Jar Handles in the Kingdom of Judah
2. The Purpose of the Jar Administration in the Kingdom of 185
Judah and Its Historical Context
3. Production Centers, Collection Centers, and Secondary 191
Administrative Centers: The System’s Mode of 196
Operation – Suggestion for Reconstruction
4. Identifying the Place Names Mentioned in the lmlk 199
Stamp Impressions and Its Significance for the Historical
Reconstruction
5. Lachish’s Position as the Main Collection Center for the
Early lmlk Stamp Impression System
6. Ramat Raḥel as the Administrative Center of the Stamped
Jars between the End of the 8th Century and the End
of the 2nd Century BCE