Oldest Hebrew Writing Found, Deciphered

1
>>Follow Matzav On Whatsapp!<<

old-hebrew-writingIsraeli archaeologists reported yesterday that they had deciphered what they believe to be the oldest known Hebrew writing – a 3,000 year-old inscription discovered 18 months ago in the same location that Tanach tells us Dovid Hamelech battled Golias.

The pottery shard contained five lines of text in the proto-Canaanite script used by Yidden, the Pelishtim and others in the region during that time.

Gershon Galil of the University of Haifa decrypted the writing.

Mr. Galil “has shown this is a Hebrew inscription,” said the university in a statement.

“The discovery makes it the earliest known Hebrew writing,” read a statement from the university.

The archaeologists used carbon dating to show that the inscription dates back to the 10th century BC, or about one millennium older than the Dead Sea scrolls.

“This text is a social statement, relating to slaves, widows and orphans,” Galil told the AFP news agency.

Both the concepts and the words used in the inscriptions were specific to the Hebrew language and society, he said.

The shard was discovered roughly 18 miles west of Yerushalayim.

“The inscription is similar in its content to biblical scriptures, but it is clear that it is not copied from any biblical text.”

{RedOrbit/Yair Alpert-Matzav.com Israel}


1 COMMENT

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here