In addition to the forensic evidence, there is a large body of epigraphic evidence to draw on that further proves that the Tophet was connected to child sacrifice. One such inscription states quite clearly what the Tophet was used for: “"It was to the Lady Thinnith-Phanebal and to Baalhammun that Bomilcar bin Hanno bin Milkiathon vowed son of his own flesh. Bless thou him!" Clearly, this inscription indicates that a child was sacrificed to Ba’al Hammon and the important Carthaginian goddess, Tanit. When it comes to interpreting the inscriptions on the Tophet, there are two words that need to be paid attention to. The First is the word mlk (or its feminine version, mlkt). Initially the meaning of the word was unclear, but it has since become
Today when I arrived at the nursery Karen had a talk with me asking how I am settling in and finding things, I have been getting along really well with my colleagues. They have really helped me settle in well and have made me feel very comfortable. Karen asked me if I would like to take the children for welcome time today, I was nervous but felt ready as I had observed her doing it lots of times. When all the children came in asked them to put the box of toys away that they were playing with. Jamie was the special helper today so I asked him to collect the board from the door. I went down the names helping him by sounding out the first letter in each name. He put a tick or a cross beside each person’s name depending on if they were here or not. Once he had done so I asked him to count the number of boys and
The day began with an abrupt start. My alarm went off, and I was wondering to myself why I had set it to wake me up so early. I then remembered, today was the day I was finally able to meet and take home my new chinchilla named Luna. On the way to the home that had my soon to be chinchilla, me and my father stopped for breakfast at Chick-Fil-A.
During the day mom and dad called us down and asked “ Would you guys like to go to the park today and have a picnic and play?” The children cheered in excitement and by then the parents knew that they wanted to go. It was almost twelve in the afternoon and mom got the kids ready while dad made the food and got drinks put together. Then by that time there were all done getting ready they all loaded up in the car and took off to the park for a couple of hours. The children jumped out of the car right when they got there and ran as fast as they could to the park. Mom hollered over to the kids and told them that they were gonna go set up for lunch time. After mom and dad set up they went and played with the kids. They kids were so excited when
At around 5:15 p.m. this worker arrived at Amber’s home. Amber and the children greeted each other with a hug and kiss. Amber then instructed the children to put their things away. Amber then provided the children with a snack. When the children finished their snack they wanted to watch TV and play with the toys they had gotten for Christmas. Amber told them they could go to their room
I rolled out of bed, with the sun shining on my face, and my little brother, Emmanuel, shaking me awake. So, I went to the bathroom. Then, I went to get breakfast. I made myself lucky charms and some orange juice. My sister, Camila, and brother, Marco, woke up after me and had some breakfast. My brother, Marco, checked the calendar. “Mom its the 4th!” , he screamed. “ I know!” , my mom responded.
Three children come running into the living room playfully and wake up Lila. She looks startled as if she had been asleep for hours when it had only been two hours. Lila gets up yawning and chases the three kids around the living room. As Lila caught the children Ms. Vinette comes in.
Since Mrs. Jenkins had recently finished our lesson on poetry and had not started the next lesson Mrs. Foster decided to make it a fun day. She started talking to us about some experiences she had, one of the other students made comment about a bucket list and one thing lead to another and the next thing you know she is lecturing us about the difference between her experiences and a bucket
We had another fun, and busy day, full of learning and exploration. Tiberius, Sam, Daniel, and Tama rode the bikes. They are getting really good at maneuvering them around the playground. Jacqui and the tamariki weeded the garden and prepared the soil in readiness to plant out. Jania was very interested and determined to make a bear mask so she could go on a bear hunt. With some inspiration from the internet and some teamwork with Johnny she achieved her goal. Lots of friendship building and group learning experiences were also occurring at Jump Start, which was lovely to see. Ka pai every one. You are all wonderful!
So, during this activity, the girl finished the work early. And then we read the story together. Then the girl wanted to draw a dog, so I told her “I am going to set the timer for one minute”. Then the girl was able to finish drawing the dog and she did not cry. Then I went to see other students and all students were finished his or her worked so I sing “if you can hear me touch your nose. If you can me touch your eyes.” Then I said put your pencils on the table and take your paper with you to the carpet when I called your
Class started and children were already playing with toys. After a while, the teacher told them to clean and put everything back to where it belonged. It was snack time and children were divided into small groups of four. They all sat on the table and waited impatiently for their food. They were given a healthy combination of white and yellow cheese with apples cut into small pieces. Before eating, every child waited for everyone to get served. When everyone was served all of them prayed together and then ate. After they were finished, they got up of their seats and went straight to the trashcan to throw their garbage. They had to wait for everyone to finish their snacks for them to go sit down at the reading section. When everyone finished, they went and sat down with two of the teachers while the other one was cleaning a mess. Seconds later the director came
I just wanted to tell you about something I am very proud of! My son told me tonight that on Friday at recess (after lunch recess), another third grade student was upset on the playground. He told me she was upset because no one was paying attention to her. It was another different third grader’s birthday on Friday and lots of students were bringing that student”flowers” as he called it and giving her lots of attention. (They are probably weeds, but flowers to them) The upset student was feeling sad and sitting alone because no one brought her any flowers. He said that this student said no one gave her any “flowers” at recess for her birthday when it was that time of the year. Anyhow, R.L., L.P., and G.C. went and
After work, I went home to be greeted by my husband and girls. The oldest was excited that she ate "vegan" for lunch, it was peanut butter and jelly with fruit and vegetables and juice to drink. She was praised by her teacher for trying animal rights activism and being vegan. My daughter's dream is to be a Veterinarian, her going along with this was a huge deal as she is smart and questioned aspects of the video watched together. I felt bad telling her that bread is not a vegan product but she did well just the same. The youngest had yogurt plate and said this was my homework not hers, you can't win them
Rainy walked to school with her best friend, Jamie, the way they did every morning before school. Rainy couldn’t say much though, because Jamie was giving her every detail of her entire summer… for the third time, but Rainy listened and acted
Today when I got to school, I took time to walk around and talk to students about their weekends. Mrs. Prioreschi is big on letting kids express themselves and share things, and this time is perfect for allowing them to do that. After they got settled, I played their morning show on the computer for students to watch. Computer class was next and they were in a new programming software called coding with legos. I got taught how to complete a full set so could help students when they run into obstacles along the way. When we got back to the classroom, they got to have a mental brain break. This is where students stand up and mirror a dance to a song the teacher projects. It was so much fun because I got to see student’s personalities come out through this.