The Oldest Hebrew Alphabetic Inscriptions (The Epigraphical Analysis)

Przemysław Nowogórski

doi:10.21697/sc.2016.23.01en

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Vol. 23 (2016)

The Oldest Hebrew Alphabetic Inscriptions (The Epigraphical Analysis)

Przemysław Nowogórski

Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings

Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2016.23.01en

Abstract

Contemporarily the academia has six of the oldest Hebrew alphabetic inscriptions: ostracon from ʼIzbet Ṣartah (about 1200 BC), inscription from Tel Zayit (/ 11^th / half of 10^th century BC), ostracon from Chirbet Qeiyafa (decline 11^th - the first half of 10^th century BC – reign of Saul ); a new inscription from Chirbet Qeiyafa (dated as the previous one); new ostracon form Ophel, Jerusalem (11^th or half of 10^th BC – reign of Solomon, it is also the oldest Hebrew inscription from the area of Jerusalem); Gezer Calendar (second half of 10^th BC – reign of Solomon or the first half of the ninth century BC). This article discusses the contemporary state of research on early Hebrew inscriptions. It also presents the author's own findings and related issues on ancient Hebrew epigraphic.

Keywords:

History, Writing, Alphabet, Palaeography, Epigraphy

Przemysław Nowogórski

Affiliation:

Warszawa Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

Przemysław Nowogórski, Ph.D. – an archeologist and a historian specializing in the archeology and history of the ancient Israel (particularly the Roman period) and the origins and development of alphabetic script.

The Oldest Hebrew Alphabetic Inscriptions (The Epigraphical Analysis)

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