Abstract
A new West Semitic inscription from Khirbet Qeiyafa is presented. It was incised in Canaanite alphabetic script on a pottery storage jar before firing. Radiometric dating of the relevant layer has yielded a date of ca. 1020-980 b.c.e. The last few years have seen the publication of several new Semitic alphabetic inscriptions dated to the late 11th-10th centuries b.c.e. and originating at controlled excavations in Israel (Khirbet Qeiyafa, Beth Shemesh, Tell e?-?ôfi, and Jerusalem). The new inscription is an important addition to this corpus.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 217-233 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Bulletin of the American Schools of Oriental Research |
| Volume | 373 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2015 |
Keywords
- Baal
- Iron age inscription
- Khirbet qeiyafa
- Personal names
- Semitic epigraphy
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Archaeology
- Cultural Studies
- History
- Archaeology
RAMBI publications
- rambi
- Eretz Israel -- Antiquities, Biblical
- Excavations (Archaeology) -- Israel -- Shephelah
- Inscriptions, Phoenician -- Eretz Israel
- Ish-Bosheth -- (King of Israel)
- Names in the Bible
- Qeiyafa Site (Israel)