Tell Mas'ud, 400-350 BCE. Copper tube shape. Dedicatory, offering.
copper-alloy, tube shaped. Might be a part of a handle or socket of a larger cultic object.
Letter depth varies from .1-.7 mm, and width from .3-.45 mm.
Conjecture that site is a possible location of a sanctuary from the Persian period. The modern Moshav Elyakhin now sits around the site.
Taxonomies for IIP controlled values
זי עבד גברטב
לעשתרמ
That which GBRTB made to STRM for the life of his soul
GBRTB is assumed to be name consisting of two radicals, the three letter 'GBR,' indicating strength or warrior, and TB, the root for 'good'. STRM is thought to be the name of a local deity.