The small shrine dedicated to Hathor, the Egyptian goddess of mining, was constructed atop the earlier Chalcolithic temple during the reign of Pharaoh Seti I at the end of the XIVth century BC as a shrine for the Egyptian miners1.
See:
- Beno Rothenberg , Timna: Valley of the Biblical Copper Mines, 1969 AD - www.bible.ca/archeology/bible-archeology-timna-valley-of-the-biblical-copper-mines-beno-rothenberg-1969ad.htm
- Uzi Avner, Egyptian Timna -- Reconsidered in: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement 45, 2014 - https://www.academia.edu/16747614
- http://www.biblewalks.com/Sites/SolomonPillars.html
References
- ↑Uzi Avner, Egyptian Timna -- Reconsidered in: Ancient Near Eastern Studies Supplement 45, 2014 - https://www.academia.edu/16747614