Mosaic from Galilee with war-elephants

[Duncan Head]

A new article on the Huqoq mosaics includes the Elephant Panel (which we talked about previously in this thread, and discusses whether it represents:

- The legendary meeting of the Jewish high priest with Alexander the Great
- A treaty between Antiochus VII Sidetes and John Hyrcanus
- A Jewish victory over Seleucids under the Maccabees
- The prophet Samuel confronting Saul

See https://magazine.byu.edu/article/tile-tales-from-galilee/

(Also this thread for discussion of a different Huqoq mosaic panel.)

[Jim Webster]

A new article on the Huqoq mosaics includes the Elephant Panel (which we talked about previously in this thread, and discusses whether it represents:

- The legendary meeting of the Jewish high priest with Alexander the Great
- A treaty between Antiochus VII Sidetes and John Hyrcanus
- A Jewish victory over Seleucids under the Maccabees
- The prophet Samuel confronting Saul

See https://magazine.byu.edu/article/tile-tales-from-galilee/



(Also this thread for discussion of a different Huqoq mosaic panel.)

The fact that one is bringing a bull as a sacrificial offering strikes me that it's unlikely to be a Jewish victory, more likely a meeting to arrange a treaty

the men behind the high priests (more priests or temple acolytes?) are drawing their swords but the solders aren't, so perhaps they're preparing to sacrifice the bull

Interesting one

[Dave Beatty]

Jodi Magness' team is just at the beginning of clearing this mosaic - expect to see lots more cool stuff published on it this summer.

https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/?s=Huqoq