Abstract Building 7050, located at the centre of the acropolis of Hazor, was constructed in the mid-14th century BCE and, like the rest of the city, was ravaged by fire sometime in the middle of the 13th century. Was this building a temple, as suggested by some, or a ceremonial palace, as advocated by the author? The plan of Building 7050 is clearly different from that of contemporaneous temples in the region and very similar to that of Niqmepah’s palace at Alalakh. Details of the plans of the two structures place them as forerunners of the Bit-Hilani type of palace, typical of Iron Age edifices in Syria, such as at Zinjirli and Tell Tayinat. A large number of pithoi was found in Building 7050, as well as in the administrative palace located nearby, yet none was found in any of the four temples uncovered at Hazor. Storage facilities containing a large number of pithoi and storage jars are typical of palaces all over the ancient Near East. Other finds, such as inscribed clay tablets and Egyptian statue fragments, originated from Building 7050 and the administrative palace, but none was found in any of the four Hazor temples. It is suggested here that one of the main functions of Building 7050 was to stage banquets for the local elite where profuse food and drink were offered. Such feasts were an important part of the political, religious and social life of the palaces of Canaan in the second millennium BCE.

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位于晚青铜夏琐卫城的 7050 号建筑：毕竟是一座宫殿

摘要 位于夏琐卫城中心的 7050 号楼建于公元前 14 世纪中叶，与该市的其他地方一样，在 13 世纪中叶的某个时候被大火烧毁。这座建筑是一些人所建议的寺庙，还是作者所主张的仪式宫殿？7050 号楼的规划与该地区同时代的寺庙明显不同，与 Alalakh 的 Niqmepah 宫殿的规划非常相似。这两座建筑的计划细节使它们成为 Bit-Hilani 类型宫殿的先驱，这是叙利亚铁器时代建筑的典型代表，例如 Zinjirli 和 Tell Tayinat。在 7050 号楼以及附近的行政宫殿中发现了大量 pithoi，但在夏琐出土的四座寺庙中都没有发现。包含大量 pithoi 和储存罐的储存设施是古代近东各地宫殿的典型特征。其他发现，如铭刻泥板和埃及雕像碎片，来自 7050 号建筑和行政宫殿，但在四个夏琐神庙中都没有发现。这里建议7050号楼的主要功能之一是为当地精英举办宴会，提供丰富的食物和饮料。这些节日是公元前二千年迦南宫殿政治、宗教和社会生活的重要组成部分。但在四个夏琐神庙中都没有发现。这里建议7050号楼的主要功能之一是为当地精英举办宴会，提供丰富的食物和饮料。这些节日是公元前二千年迦南宫殿政治、宗教和社会生活的重要组成部分。但在四个夏琐神庙中都没有发现。这里建议7050号楼的主要功能之一是为当地精英举办宴会，提供丰富的食物和饮料。这些节日是公元前二千年迦南宫殿政治、宗教和社会生活的重要组成部分。