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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.

Jul 14 Blog

Precursor to Paleo-Hebrew Script Discovered in Jerusalem

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?

Jul 28 Blog

Word Play

By: Glenn J. Corbett

Three thousand years ago, when alphabetic writing had just begun to spread across the masses of the ancient Near East, written words were far more than idle marks meant simply to be read.

Aug 16 Blog

Reign and Religion in Palestine

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Oliver D. Hoover reviews "Reign and Religion in Palestine: The Use of Sacred Iconography in Jewish Coinage" by Anne Lykke.

Apr 3 Blog

Understanding the Alphabet of the Dead Sea Scrolls

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

Martin Heide reviews "Understanding the Alphabet of the Dead Sea Scrolls—Development, Chronology, Dating" by Ada Yardeni.

Feb 7 Blog

Leaves from an Epigrapher’s Notebook

By: Reviewed by Christopher A. Rollston

Christopher Rollston reviews Leaves from an Epigrapher’s Notebook: Collected Papers in Hebrew and West Semitic Epigraphy, Harvard Semitic Studies, 51. by Frank Moore Cross.

Jul 15 Blog

Bible Artifacts Found Outside the Trench: Magic Incantation Bowls

By: Biblical Archaeology Society Staff

In this installment of our series on important unprovenanced Biblical artifacts, we look at Jewish incantation bowls inscribed with ancient magic spells in ancient Aramaic script.

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