Seal of Isaiah the Prophet: Some Notes

Ⅰ. Introduction

Ⅱ. Literature Overview

Ⅲ. Some Notes on the Seal

1.Transcription and Translation of the Seal

2. Missing Definite Article

3. Aleph at the End?

4. Hezekiah and Isaiah Together

Ⅳ. Orthographical Considerations of the Isaiah Seal

Ⅴ. Considerations on the Iconography of the Isaiah Seal

1. The Vertical Slant of Legs of Gazelles Compared to the Isaiah Seal

2. Three Divisional Cross-lines of the Isaiah Seal or Two?

3. Images Not Always Clear If They Are Gazelles on the Seals

4. Comparing Figure 2(See Appendix below) with the Isaiah Seal

5. Kinds of Gazelles Listed in Past Publications for the Seals

6. Semantics of the Iconography and Their Relation to the Text of the Seal ans Owner of the Seal and Their Role to the Audience of the Seal

Ⅵ. Methodological Dilemmas in Seal Research

1. Was Yahwism Actually Not Aniconistic

2. What Is the ankh Doing in El-shama and Hezekiah Seals?

Ⅶ. Conclusion