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Izbet Sartah Ostracon, 12-10th century BCE

Izbet Sartah Ostracon

Izbet Sartah Ostracon

The Izbet Sartah ostracon and the Gezer calendar represent possibly the earliest inscriptions written in Hebrew. Found in 1976 by Israeli archaeologist Moshe Kochavi, the Izbet Sartah inscription bears an abecedary, an alphabetic guide or practice text, written on a potsherd. The inscription probably dates to the twelfth century, not long after Israelites had settled at the site of Izbet Sartah in the northwest highlands.

 

 

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