Rare , finding 2,500 Year -Old- Ring Seals

In the tradition of Middle Eastern societies, a woman's name is usually attached to the men around him (father or husband). The findings recently in Jerusalem is an unusual finding.
Quoted from Ancient Origins on Tuesday (08/03/2016), a ring of stone found in the Age of the First Temple of Jerusalem. Interestingly, in addition to his father's last name, the ring has carved a name of a woman, Elihana bat Gael.
The findings in the City of David in Jerusalem, it shows that the owner of the ring sealed it is a remarkable compared with women in his time. Israel Antiquities Authority said, "He has a legal status that allowed him to do business and have property."
This finding is unique and interesting because it was thought in the tradition that the father only taught the trade to his sons while women only taught to cook and weave.
"Finding a seal that has the name of the First Temple period alone is difficult, especially rarer to find a seal that was once owned by a woman," as mentioned Israel Antiquities Authority (Israel Antiquities Authority, IAA).

Most seals the women of that era were found up to now bearing the name of the father, not her husband's name.
"It seems Elihana has the right to property and financial independence even after getting married, and the father's name remains in use. However, we do not have enough information about the rules in Judea at that time, "said Dr. Haggai Misgav of Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
He continued, "Here, also in some other cases, it may indicate a relatively high Elihana status and depending on the origin of his family, instead of her husband's family."

Although Elihana name is not listed in the Bible, there is a seal of the Amon with similar names, Eliya, from the same period. Eliya is formed by a female name to the name 'Eli' in the Bible.
Interestingly, the book of Nehemiah in the Bible speaks of a number of merchants and sellers of various items to go to Jerusalem.
Excavations also revealed a more rare seal belonged to a man named Sa'aryahu ben Shabenyahu. Sa'aryahu name itself is not found in the Bible.
The seal was found in a collection of pottery from Arad and the largest collection of pottery from the era of the Bible ever found. The collection includes more than 200 objects carved in Hebrew, Aramaic, and others.
Sa'aryahu name similar to a word found in the book of Job and probably means "God is expressed in a storm."
Administration of the Kingdom of Judea
Buildings were found along with the seals was supposed to be a public administration building. Among the findings are typical for the crown pillar of the day, the scales for trade, pieces of pottery and fragments of the goddess of fertility.
Said the head of the excavation, Dr. Doron Ben-Ami of the Hebrew University, "personal seal, as yours Elihana and Sa'aryahu, used to label documents and often dijejaskan as part of a ring worn by its owner."
He added, "There's a sense that this is an administrative building, of course, rows of buildings that surround the Holy Temple is not for ordinary buildings."
Powerful officials sealed ring is a symbol of authority. "In ancient times, the ring was asserted identity, ancestors, and the status of the owner of the seal."
Official documents or objects that can not be forged or altered to be sealed with such a ring, similar to the use of seals or signatures today.
This excavation is one of the largest in the history of Jerusalem in the city of David, and has been for 9 years. Already there are hundreds of interesting findings, such as seals Hezekiah discovered last year and is proof that Jerusalem be the capital of Judea major in the 8th century BC.