Precursor to Paleo-Hebrew Script Discovered in Jerusalem - Biblical Archaeology Society

Precursor to Paleo-Hebrew Script Discovered in Jerusalem

Dating to the tenth century B.C., this alphabetical text is the earliest ever found in Jerusalem. A recent article suggests that it refers to cheap wine imported into Jerusalem. Photo courtesy Eilat Mazar; photograph by Ouria Tadmor.

Alan Millard examines the Proto-Canaanite script of the earliest alphabetic text ever found in Jerusalem. What can it tell us about literacy during the time of David and Solomon?