Mnamon

Ancient writing systems in the Mediterranean

A critical guide to electronic resources

Hebrew

- (12th century BC? - today)


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Gezer calendar, 10th-9th century BC; apparently months are accounted for on the basis of agricultural activities, but linguistic features do not allow a clear identification of the script either with Phoenician or Hebrew; limestone. Discovered at Gezer in 1908; however, the stratigraphy of the site was difficult to read; now kept at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum (Istanbul, Turkey).Gezer calendar, 10th-9th century BC; apparently months are accounted for on the basis of agricultural activities, but linguistic features do not allow a clear identification of the script either with Phoenician or Hebrew; limestone. Discovered at Gezer in 1908; however, the stratigraphy of the site was difficult to read; now kept at the Istanbul Archaeological Museum (Istanbul, Turkey).
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