A Proposal to Read the Legend of a Seal-Amulet from Deir Rifa, Egypt as an Early West Semitic Alphabetic Inscription
The legend of a seal-amulet, UC 51354, from Deir Rifa, Egypt remains unclassified. Here the case is made that it is written in Proto-Canaanite alphabetic script and reads as a short West Semitic text indicating the name and title of its owner.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2009
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Journal of Semitic studies
Year: 2009, Volume: 54, Issue: 1, Pages: 51-79 |
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| Summary: | The legend of a seal-amulet, UC 51354, from Deir Rifa, Egypt remains unclassified. Here the case is made that it is written in Proto-Canaanite alphabetic script and reads as a short West Semitic text indicating the name and title of its owner. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-8556 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Semitic studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jss/fgn040 |