A Very Brief History of Old Hebrew Script
The article presents a brief history of the Old Hebrew script. Topics covered include the paleographic dating for the Siloam Tunnel Inscription, the use of the Old Hebrew writing system and how a growing number of inscriptions from Israel and Judah indicate that the Early Alphabetic script was not r...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2021, Volume: 47, Issue: 2, Pages: 48-55 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Hebrew writing
/ Alphabet
/ Inscription (Motif)
/ Siloam tunnel (Jerusalem)
/ Aramaic language
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| IxTheo Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion HH Archaeology |
| Further subjects: | B
Alphabet
B Inscriptions B Antiquities B SYLLABARY B HEBREW language; Alphabet B Historical linguistics |
| Summary: | The article presents a brief history of the Old Hebrew script. Topics covered include the paleographic dating for the Siloam Tunnel Inscription, the use of the Old Hebrew writing system and how a growing number of inscriptions from Israel and Judah indicate that the Early Alphabetic script was not replaced by Phoenician but remained until a relatively late date. It also discusses the reason why the Judean scribes switched to the Aramaic script for most uses. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical archaeology review
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