Ancient 'goddess of medicine' takes the form of a nude goddess

Ancient goddesses carved out of clay and a sophisticated beetle are mysterious artifacts found in the 3,500-year-old ancient city in Israel.

Archaeological group led by Professor Amihai Mazar from Hebrew University in Jerusalem (Israel) has just published their unique findings. It was 5 carved clay tablets of a nude goddess and a strange beetle that could reveal many secrets about the 1,500 year old BC life.

Infertility pill with a nude goddess image (photo provided by the research team).

They are found in Rehob, an ancient city located in present-day Tel Rehov (Israel), dating back to 3,500 years.

The study results gave unexpected conclusions: 5 nude female clay tablets of 5 pills . And the women carved on it are likely ancient reproductive goddesses like Asherah or Ashtarte. More nicely, these are pills . infertility .

Answering Live Science , Professor Mazar said these pills were used at home, as part of a common religious practice in the region.

A beetle also raises a lot of suspicion when carrying a figurative Egyptian inscription that it was made for the dead man named Amenemhat, a "scribe in the house of the supervisor of things. sealed products " . Scientists tried to find more data and where the man named Amenemhat was buried, but there was no result.

Strange beetle - (photo provided by the team).

However, they believe that the beetle is most likely a representative item. The man named Amenemhat had never set foot in Rehob, but the bug represented him as a reminder of Egyptian control over this ancient land. In Egyptian culture, the image of beetles represents nobility and power.

Egyptian hieroglyphs - (photos provided by the team).

All of these items were unearthed at the ruins of an ancient structure that unknown archaeologists should call it home or something else. They only knew that it was a structure built for public purposes, large and complex with huge walls, pillars, spacious yard, a huge hall and solid foundation.

Professor Mazar hypothesized that it could be part of a palace, an administrative building or a residence of a person of status.