Viggen Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 In the 10th century B.C., in the hill country south of Jerusalem, a scribe carved his ABCs on a limestone boulder - actually, his aleph-beth-gimels, for the string of letters appears to be an early rendering of the emergent Hebrew alphabet. Archaeologists digging in July at the site, Tel Zayit, found the inscribed stone in the wall of an ancient building. After an analysis of associated pottery and the position of the wall in the layers of ruins, the discoverers concluded that this was the earliest known specimen of the Hebrew alphabet and an important benchmark in the history of writing, they said this week. full article at IHT.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pantagathus Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 10th century B.C... That's right after the time of Solomon right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted November 9, 2005 Report Share Posted November 9, 2005 I was hoping there was something found before the Phoenicians. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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