The Inscriptions from Failaka and the Lapidary Aramaic Script

The article suggests a new reading of the Aramaic inscription from Failaka (kuwait) and dates it, with the Greek inscriptions found on the island, to the third century B. C. This date is corroborated by the revision of the generally accepted view of the latest use of the Lapidary Aramaic script.

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Main Author: Naveh, Joseph 1928-2011 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 1995
In: Bulletin of ASOR
Year: 1995, Volume: 297, Pages: 1-4
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Summary:The article suggests a new reading of the Aramaic inscription from Failaka (kuwait) and dates it, with the Greek inscriptions found on the island, to the third century B. C. This date is corroborated by the revision of the generally accepted view of the latest use of the Lapidary Aramaic script.
ISSN:2161-8062
Contains:Enthalten in: American Schools of Oriental Research, Bulletin of ASOR
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.2307/1357384