“ARWR,” CURSED!

Photo Study II

[Ebal, eighteen of thirty]

Our photo study of the Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet begins.

From tomographic scans revealing inside the tablet, we first assess the presence of an intimidating word, namely, “ARWR” or “cursed”. This is one of the two words fundamental to Stripling’s conclusions in his Heritage Science article.

This is my eighteenth post advocating that the proposed Joshua’s Altar and the Mt. Ebal Curse Tablet deserve a chance to prove what they might be. To start the journey from its beginning, click here. Otherwise, drive on.

“ARWR” Gershon Galil identified six times on the tablet’s inner face. Of these six, we will, for brevity, focus on only one.

(Afterwards, click on underscored items to access referenced material.)

Figure 7 of Stripling’s article shows Galil’s drawings of the tablet’s inner symbols.

You see our word on the right, the annotated drawing. It is numbers 25 through 28.

Galil alleges that”ARWR’s” proto-alphabetic spelling Galil would have been: “Aleph”; “Resh”; “Wah”; and “Resh”.

Here is what those characters look like:

• “Aleph” looks like an ox’s skull;
• “Resh” often resembles a rhombus. Sometimes, though, it has a tail, making it resemble a kite.
• “Waw” and “Resh” can be easily confused. But “Waw” replicates a mace, an ancient weapon consisting of a heavy object fastened to a handle used to bash an enemy’s skull, bones, and armor.

Tables 2 through 9 of Stripling’s article show tomographic scans of all of the tablet’s inner face letters. Adjacent to each is the Stripling team’s replicating drawing.

To study our “ARWR” do as follows:

• For “Aleph”, #25, see Table 2 (4 a and b);
• For “Resh”, #26, see Table 8 (2 a and b);
• For “Wah”, #27, see Table 4 (2 a and b); and
• For “Resh”, #28, see Table 8, (3 a and b).

Importantly, note this about the photos and drawings of Tables 2-9. These mirror the drawings of Figure 7. In other words, one must be viewed in a mirror to correspond with the other’s alignment. Otherwise, they appear backwards.

Now see Table 10. It reveals several photos of the tablet’s “Outer B”, that is, the tablet’s bottom.

Photo # 8 of Table 10 shows a protrusion. Stripling’s team identifies this as the negative of our first “Resh”-Figure 7 #26 and Table 8 (2a and b).

Do you agree?

Note that the photo of our “resh” slants right and the photo of the negative slants left. Is this what one would expect of a negative?

This concludes my presentation regarding our first word, “ARWR”/”Cursed”.

Surely you found it easy enough.

Nevertheless, ponder this post closely.

Read it several times while also viewing the linked photos and drawings. Let all of it sink in!

Here is another question: How well do you think the Stripling team’s drawings reflect corresponding tomographic scans of our “ARWR”?

Let me know below in “comments”.

Thank you for engaging this topic with me!

In our next post, we turn to the supreme name, that of the Hebrew God.

I look forward to continuing with you there.

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