Oldest Canaanite Sentence
The oldest written Canaanite sentence has been discovered at Lachish. The inscription, carved into an ivory comb, dates to around 1700 BCE, only a century after most scholars believe the alphabet was invented. Written in an archaic Proto-Canaanite script, the inscription sheds light on the early dev...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2023, Volume: 49, Issue: 1, Pages: 12 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Biblical archaeology
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| Further subjects: | B
DATING of ivories
B Canaanites B CANAANITE inscriptions |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | The oldest written Canaanite sentence has been discovered at Lachish. The inscription, carved into an ivory comb, dates to around 1700 BCE, only a century after most scholars believe the alphabet was invented. Written in an archaic Proto-Canaanite script, the inscription sheds light on the early development of the alphabet and the daily life […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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