Barachel of Ammon
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Barachel of Ammon
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Barachel was a king of Ammon in the 670s BCE. He is known from a small (15.9x16.9 mm) black clay bulla bearing his seal impression. A groove and several dots around the impression demonstrate that the seal likely took the form of a metal ring. Fingerprints found around the edge of the bulla may belong to Barachel himself. His name, which invokes the name of the god El suggests that El was worshipped in Ammon alongside Milcom and other deities. The seal is aniconic, unusual for a device of its ty
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King of Ammon
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2023-06-12T11:27:17Z
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