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{{Short description|Museum in Amman, Jordan}}
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'''The Jordan Museum''' is located in Ras Al-Ein district of [[Amman]], Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in Jordan and hosts the country's most important archaeological findings.<ref name="ae"/>
'''The Jordan Museum''' is located in Ras al-Ein district of [[Amman]], Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in [[Jordan]] and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings.<ref name="ae"/> Its two main permanent exhibitions are the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], including the [[Copper Scroll]], and the 9000-year-old [[ʿAin Ghazal statues]], which are among the oldest human statues ever made.<ref name="bm">{{cite web |title=Lime Plaster statues |url=https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/l/lime_plaster_statues.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912010835/https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/l/lime_plaster_statues.aspx |archive-date=2015-09-12 |accessdate=2016-06-01 |work=British Museum |publisher=Trustees of the British Museum}}</ref>


The museum presents artifacts from various prehistoric archaeological sites in Jordan, including the 7500 BC [['Ain Ghazal]] statues which are regarded as one of the oldest human statues ever made by human civilization.<ref name="bm"/>
The museum presents artifacts from various [[prehistory |prehistoric]] and [[Ancient Middle East |antique]] archaeological sites in Jordan.<ref name="bm"/>


[[File:Statues of Ain Ghazal 1.jpg|thumb|One of the oldest human statues ever made by human civilization from [[Ayn Ghazal (archaeological site)|'Ain Ghazal]] on display at The Jordan Museum. Dating back to 7250 BC.<ref name="bm" />|left]]
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The collections in the museum are arranged in chronological order and also features lecture halls, outdoor exhibitions, a library, a conservation centre and an area for children's activities.<ref name="ae">{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/scrolling-through-the-millennia-at-the-new-jordan-museum-in-amman|accessdate=2016-06-01|publisher=thenational.ae|work=thenational.ae|date=2014-03-13|title=Scrolling through the millennia at the new Jordan Museum in Amman}}</ref> The museum was established by a committee headed by [[Queen Rania]], which became the only museum in Jordan to implement modern artifact preserving technologies.<ref name="ad"/>
[[File:The Jordan Museum, Amman.jpg|thumb|View from inside the museum (2022)]]

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The collections are arranged in chronological order. The museum also features lecture halls, outdoor exhibitions, a library, a conservation centre and an area for children's activities.<ref name="ae">{{cite web |title= Scrolling through the millennia at the new Jordan Museum in Amman |work= thenational.ae |date= 2014-03-13 |url= http://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/scrolling-through-the-millennia-at-the-new-jordan-museum-in-amman |access-date=2016-06-01}}</ref> The museum was established by a committee headed by [[Queen Rania]], and became the only museum in Jordan to implement modern artifact-preserving technologies.<ref name="ad" />


==Background==
==Background==
The [[Jordan Archaeological Museum]] was established in 1951 hosting Jordan's most important archaeological findings. However, the old site became too small and the idea of developing a new modern museum emerged in 2005.<ref name="ad"/> A joint committee headed by [[Queen Rania]], became responsible for developing the idea of a new modern museum by international standards. Construction started in 2009 and the museum was officially opened in 2014, spanning over 10,000 square meters.<ref name="ad">{{cite web|url=http://www.addustour.com/17738/%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86..+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%AB+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A+%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A+%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1.html|title=متحف الأردن.. الإرث الإنساني والتطور الحضاري عبر العصور|accessdate=2016-06-01|date=2015-10-19|work=Ad Dustour|language=Arabic}}</ref>
The [[Jordan Archaeological Museum]] was established in 1951, atop [[Amman Citadel|Amman's Citadel Hill]], to host Jordan's most important archaeological findings. However, the old site became too small and the idea of developing a new modern museum emerged in 2005.<ref name="ad"/> A joint committee headed by Queen Rania was tasked with developing a new museum conforming with international standards. Construction started in 2009 and the museum was officially opened in 2014, spanning over 10,000 square meters.<ref name="ad">{{cite web|url=http://www.addustour.com/17738/%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86..+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%AB+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A+%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A+%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1.html|title=متحف الأردن.. الإرث الإنساني والتطور الحضاري عبر العصور|access-date=2016-06-01|date=2015-10-19|work=Ad Dustour|language=Arabic|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611002956/http://www.addustour.com/17738/%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%AD%D9%81+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86..+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D8%B1%D8%AB+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A5%D9%86%D8%B3%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A+%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B7%D9%88%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AD%D8%B6%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A+%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%B1+%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%B1.html|archivedate=2016-06-11}}</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
The museum is located in the Ras Al-Ein area near [[downtown Amman]], adjacent to the [[Greater Amman Municipality]] headquarters. The Museum is only a street away from major archaeological sites in Amman such as the [[Roman theater (Amman)|Roman theater]], [[Nymphaeum (Amman)|Nymphaeum]], [[Amman Citadel]] and [[The Hashemite Plaza]].<ref name="ae"/>
The museum is located in the [[Ras al-Ein area]] near [[downtown Amman]], adjacent to the [[Greater Amman Municipality]] headquarters. It is only a street away (20-minute's walk) from major archaeological sites in Amman such as the [[Roman theater (Amman)|Roman theater]], [[Nymphaeum (Amman)|Nymphaeum]], [[Amman Citadel]] and [[Hashemite Plaza]].<ref name="ae"/>


==Major artifacts==
==Major artifacts==
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[[File:Amman BW 10.JPG|thumb|[[4Q175]] scroll, one of the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]]|left]]
[[File:20100923 amman37.JPG|thumb|One of the oldest human statues ever made by human civilization from [['Ain Ghazal]] on display at The Jordan Museum. Dating back to 7250 BC.<ref name="bm">{{cite web| url=http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/l/lime_plaster_statues.aspx|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20150912010835/https://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/highlights/highlight_objects/me/l/lime_plaster_statues.aspx|archive-date=2015-09-15| title=Lime Plaster statues| work=British Museum| publisher=Trustees of the British Museum| accessdate=2016-06-01}}</ref>]]

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[[File:Amman BW 10.JPG|thumb|[[Copper Scroll]] from the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]]]]
The museum collection includes animal bones dating back 1.5 million years, the 9000-year-old [[ʿAin Ghazal statues|ʿAin Ghazal lime plaster statues]], part of the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], including the [[Copper Scroll]], and a reproduction of the [[Mesha Stele]].
The museum hosts animal bones dating back to 1.5 million years, 'Ain Ghazal lime plaster statues, [[Copper Scroll]] from the [[Dead Sea Scrolls]], a copy of [[Mesha Stele]]. The [[Mesha Stele]] is a large black basalt stone that was erected in Moab and was inscribed by Moabite king [[Mesha]], in which he lauds himself for the building projects that he initiated in Moab (modern day [[Al-Karak]]) and commemorates his glory and victory against the [[Israelites]].<ref>{{cite book|page=54|title=Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kx9Uke_IfloC&pg=PA54|accessdate=2016-03-20|author=Chris A. Rollston|year=2010|publisher=Society of Biblical Lit}}</ref> The stele constitutes one of the most important direct accounts of biblical history.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/mesha-stele|title=The Mesha Stele|accessdate=2016-03-20|work=Department of Near Eastern Antiquities: Levant|publisher=Louvre Museum}}</ref> The original Mesha Stele is on display at the French [[Louvre Museum]] and Jordan has been constantly demanding its return.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jordantimes.com/news/local/centre-planning-protest-demand-return-mesha-stele-louvre|title=Centre planning protest to demand return of Mesha Stele from Louvre|accessdate=2016-06-01|date=2016-04-12|work=The Jordan Times}}</ref> The human statues found at [['Ain Ghazal]] constitute one of the world's oldest human statues ever made by human civilization dating back to 7000 BC. 'Ain Ghazal is a major [[Neolithic]] village in [[Amman]] that was discovered in 1981.<ref name="bm"/> The [[Dead Sea]] [[Copper Scroll]] was found near Khirbet [[Qumran]], which is an inventory of hidden gold and silver in specie, but also some vessels, presumably taken from the [[Second Temple|Temple]] in Jerusalem in ''circa'' 68 [[Common Era|CE]]. It is written in a Mishnaic-style of Hebrew.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bibleinterp.com/opeds/copper.shtml |title=The Bible and Interpretation – On the Insignificance and the Abuse of the Copper Scroll |publisher=Bibleinterp.com |date= |accessdate=2015-11-26}}</ref>

The human statues found at [[Ayn Ghazal (archaeological site)|'Ain Ghazal]] are among the world's oldest ever made. 'Ain Ghazal is a major [[Neolithic]] village in [[Amman]] that was discovered in 1981.<ref name="bm" />

The [[Dead Sea]] [[Copper Scroll]] was found near Khirbet [[Qumran]], and contains an inventory of hidden gold and silver, as well as some vessels, presumably taken from the [[Second Temple|Temple]] in Jerusalem in ''circa'' 68 [[Common Era|CE]]. It is written in a [[Mishna]]ic-style [[Hebrew]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://bibleinterp.arizona.edu/opeds/copper |title=The Bible and Interpretation – On the Insignificance and the Abuse of the Copper Scroll |publisher=bibleinterp.arizona.edu |date=July 2009|author= Robert R. Cargill |accessdate=2015-11-26}}</ref>

The [[Mesha Stele]] is a large black basalt stone that was erected in Moab and was inscribed by Moabite king [[Mesha]], in which he lauds himself for the building projects that he initiated in Moab (modern day [[Al-Karak]]) and commemorates his glory and victory against the [[Israelites]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Chris A. Rollston|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kx9Uke_IfloC&pg=PA54|title=Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age|publisher=Society of Biblical Lit|year=2010|page=54| isbn=978-1-58983-107-0 |accessdate=2016-03-20}}</ref> The stele constitutes one of the most important direct accounts of biblical history.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Mesha Stele|url=http://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/mesha-stele|work=Department of Near Eastern Antiquities: Levant|publisher=Louvre Museum|access-date=2016-03-20}}</ref>

Other major artifacts are the [[Balu'a Stele]], with an Egyptian hieroglyphic inscription, and a marble head of the Greek goddess [[Tyche]]{{clarify |Where from? |date= April 2024}}.


==See also==
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Latest revision as of 05:14, 7 November 2024

The Jordan Museum
متحف الأردن
Entrance of the museum, 2022
The Jordan Museum is located in Jordan
The Jordan Museum
Location within Jordan
Established2014
LocationRas al-Ein, Amman, Jordan
Coordinates31°56′44″N 35°55′35″E / 31.945645°N 35.926515°E / 31.945645; 35.926515
TypeArt museum, archaeological museum
DirectorYanal Omar
Public transit accessAmman Bus Rapid Transit line 99
Websitejordanmuseum.jo/en

The Jordan Museum is located in Ras al-Ein district of Amman, Jordan. Built in 2014, the museum is the largest museum in Jordan and hosts some of the country's most important archaeological findings.[1] Its two main permanent exhibitions are the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Copper Scroll, and the 9000-year-old ʿAin Ghazal statues, which are among the oldest human statues ever made.[2]

The museum presents artifacts from various prehistoric and antique archaeological sites in Jordan.[2]

One of the oldest human statues ever made by human civilization from 'Ain Ghazal on display at The Jordan Museum. Dating back to 7250 BC.[2]
View from inside the museum (2022)

The collections are arranged in chronological order. The museum also features lecture halls, outdoor exhibitions, a library, a conservation centre and an area for children's activities.[1] The museum was established by a committee headed by Queen Rania, and became the only museum in Jordan to implement modern artifact-preserving technologies.[3]

Background

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The Jordan Archaeological Museum was established in 1951, atop Amman's Citadel Hill, to host Jordan's most important archaeological findings. However, the old site became too small and the idea of developing a new modern museum emerged in 2005.[3] A joint committee headed by Queen Rania was tasked with developing a new museum conforming with international standards. Construction started in 2009 and the museum was officially opened in 2014, spanning over 10,000 square meters.[3]

Location

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The museum is located in the Ras al-Ein area near downtown Amman, adjacent to the Greater Amman Municipality headquarters. It is only a street away (20-minute's walk) from major archaeological sites in Amman such as the Roman theater, Nymphaeum, Amman Citadel and Hashemite Plaza.[1]

Major artifacts

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4Q175 scroll, one of the Dead Sea Scrolls

The museum collection includes animal bones dating back 1.5 million years, the 9000-year-old ʿAin Ghazal lime plaster statues, part of the Dead Sea Scrolls, including the Copper Scroll, and a reproduction of the Mesha Stele.

The human statues found at 'Ain Ghazal are among the world's oldest ever made. 'Ain Ghazal is a major Neolithic village in Amman that was discovered in 1981.[2]

The Dead Sea Copper Scroll was found near Khirbet Qumran, and contains an inventory of hidden gold and silver, as well as some vessels, presumably taken from the Temple in Jerusalem in circa 68 CE. It is written in a Mishnaic-style Hebrew.[4]

The Mesha Stele is a large black basalt stone that was erected in Moab and was inscribed by Moabite king Mesha, in which he lauds himself for the building projects that he initiated in Moab (modern day Al-Karak) and commemorates his glory and victory against the Israelites.[5] The stele constitutes one of the most important direct accounts of biblical history.[6]

Other major artifacts are the Balu'a Stele, with an Egyptian hieroglyphic inscription, and a marble head of the Greek goddess Tyche[clarification needed].

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scrolling through the millennia at the new Jordan Museum in Amman". thenational.ae. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  2. ^ a b c d "Lime Plaster statues". British Museum. Trustees of the British Museum. Archived from the original on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  3. ^ a b c "متحف الأردن.. الإرث الإنساني والتطور الحضاري عبر العصور". Ad Dustour (in Arabic). 2015-10-19. Archived from the original on 2016-06-11. Retrieved 2016-06-01.
  4. ^ Robert R. Cargill (July 2009). "The Bible and Interpretation – On the Insignificance and the Abuse of the Copper Scroll". bibleinterp.arizona.edu. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  5. ^ Chris A. Rollston (2010). Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: Epigraphic Evidence from the Iron Age. Society of Biblical Lit. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-58983-107-0. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
  6. ^ "The Mesha Stele". Department of Near Eastern Antiquities: Levant. Louvre Museum. Retrieved 2016-03-20.
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