Scrapes of writing 10th and 11th century BC Jerusalem

[shunyadragon]

For another article on the New Jerusalem Inscription, see here http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post...n.aspx#Article

Shunya, can you confirm that the artifact at my link is the same inscription?

Thank you for the reference! It goes into more detail of Galil's interpretation.

Yep! Same artifact, but a somewhat different emphasis. The above emphasizes the interpretation of Galil, while this article compares different interpretations of different scholars and compares the different finds of writing for the same period.

[LostSheep]

For another article on the New Jerusalem Inscription, see here http://www.biblearchaeology.org/post...n.aspx#Article

Shunya, can you confirm that the artifact at my link is the same inscription?

[shunyadragon]

There is an interesting article in Biblical Archeology Review concerning the few finds of writing in the 10th and 11th century in Jerusalem.

The New Jerusalem Inscription -- So What? May/June Viol. 40 No. 3 pp 49-53.

It reviews the different finds of writing found in this period highlighting the most recent pottery shard found in 2012 at the southern end of the Temple Mount. Four other finds of this period are described: (1) Part of Beth Shemesh Game Board. (2) Gezer Calendar. (3) Tel Zayit Abecdary. (4) Quiyafa Ostracon.

Even though there are these few fragments of writing form this period in Jerusalem. The following are interesting conclusions can be drawn.

(I) The written language(s) of the time was an ancestral primitive script of Canaanite, Aramaic, Phoenician, Hebrew and/or Moabite.

(II) The script was in common use in commerce and different levels of society with wide spread literacy.

(III) The script used in this period was variable not standardized.

(IV) A literate civil administration likely existed.