Writing and Literacy in the World of Ancient Israel: by Christopher A. Rollston
By Christopher A. Rollston
Historic Northwest Semitic inscriptions from Israel, Phoenicia, Syria, Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Philistia enlighten and sharpen our imaginative and prescient of the previous testomony international in a number of methods. Writing and Literacy on this planet of historical Israel makes a speciality of this epigraphic proof with a view to increase our knowing of the innovations and roles of writing, schooling, and literacy in this biblical interval. subsequently, the amount systematically covers scribal schooling; scribal implements; writing media comparable to stones, potsherds, and plaster; and the spiritual, administrative, and private makes use of of writing. Its guide structure makes it simply available, together with to be used as a textbook in classes addressing the cultural context of historical Israel.
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36 writing and literacy in the world of ancient israel The Mediterranean, Syria, and Anatolia Furthermore, inscriptions in the Phoenician script have been found not only in ancient Phoenicia and Israel, but in various additional regions. For example, Sznycer published a bronze bowl from a tomb in Tekke (Crete), inscribed in the Phoenician script. Although corrosion has damaged the letters, the inscription arguably consists of four words. Based on the script, Sznycer dated this inscription to ca.
I am sympathetic to Cross’s desire to date the bowl to ca. e. Nevertheless, the morphology and stance of the Tekke bet could also be considered an acceptable tenth-century form, or even an acceptable ninth-century form (cf. the Nora Stone [fig. 14]). The general absence of elongation of the third stroke of nun is an archaic feature, however, and this argues for a date no later than the tenth or early-ninth century. Moreover, regarding the Tekke ʿayin, I would note that the reading may not be correct, as the letter is corroded.
Moreover, the Bar-Rakib Inscription is written in the standard Old Aramaic dialect, but the script continues to be the Phoenician script (see Naveh 1987a, 79–80). , development of a leg for the dalet, consistency of top-left stance of bet, consistent strong horizontal stance of mem and nun, further lengthening of top-right stroke of taw, etc). Nevertheless, the script of these inscriptions is definitely the Phoenician script. the use of the phoenician script during the iron age 41 Again, this demonstrates that the use of the Phoenician script in Israel during the tenth century and early-ninth century was part of a broader phenomenon, attested not just in Israel, but in various regions.