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.
See also-
- “Oldest Hebrew Letters Found Near Tel Aviv” BAR 2-4, Dec 1976.
- An Israelite Village from the Days of the Judges, Moshe Kochavi and Aaron Demsky, BAR 4-03, Sep-Oct 1978.
- An Alphabet from the Days of the Judges, Aaron Demsky and Moshe Kochavi, BAR 4-03, Sep-Oct 1978.
- BAR Readers to Restore Israelite Village from the Days of the Judges, BAR 5-01, Jan-Feb 1979.