Oldest Alphabetic Writing?
Four small finger-like clay cylinders from the ancient city of Umm el-Marra in northwestern Syria are inscribed with what may be the earliest known alphabetic writing. Discovered during excavations in 2004 by a team from Johns Hopkins University, the cylinders, which range in length from 1.5 to 2 in...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2025
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2025, Volume: 51, Issue: 2, Pages: 12 |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Four small finger-like clay cylinders from the ancient city of Umm el-Marra in northwestern Syria are inscribed with what may be the earliest known alphabetic writing. Discovered during excavations in 2004 by a team from Johns Hopkins University, the cylinders, which range in length from 1.5 to 2 inches, come from a securely dated archaeological […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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