Oldest Hebrew Letters Found Near Tel Aviv
A clay tablet containing 80 Hebrew letters arranged in five lines has been found in an excavation outside Tel Aviv at Izbet Sarte. The letters appear to date from about the end of the 11th century B.C.—the time of Saul and David. If this dating is correct, the letters are older by about 100 years th...
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| Language: | English |
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Biblical Archaeology Society
1976
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 1976, Volume: 2, Issue: 4 |
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| Summary: | A clay tablet containing 80 Hebrew letters arranged in five lines has been found in an excavation outside Tel Aviv at Izbet Sarte. The letters appear to date from about the end of the 11th century B.C.—the time of Saul and David. If this dating is correct, the letters are older by about 100 years than the earliest previously known Hebrew writing. |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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