 Description: This is another inscription from Serabit El-Khadim discovered by Petrie. The letter at the top is 'aleph' and below that is the letter 'beyt' spelling the Semitic word 'av' meaning 'father.' Era: Early Semitic Script Image Credit: Prof. James R. (Jim) Harris and Dann W Hone Date of Inscription: c. 1500 BCE Location of Discovery: Serabit el-Khadim, Sinai Penninsula Date of Discovery: Early 20th Century Current Location: Serabit el-Khadim, Sinai Penninsula Language: Unknown Semitic (Many Semitic words are common among many differnt tribes) Writing Surface: Stone Transliteration: A B ? M ? (left side, top to bottom) ? M Ah A M? (bottom, left to right) Translation: TBD Comments: |