 Description: The inscription is written in the middle Semitic script. The two words read ALWT and WLT, names similar to the Biblical name Goliath. Era: Middle Semitic Script Image Credit: Unknown Date of Inscription: 900 to 1000 BCE Location of Discovery: Tell es-Safi, Southern Israel (Ancient Gath of the Philistines) Date of Discovery: November, 2005 Current Location: ? Language: Philistine Writing Surface: Ceramic Shard Transliteration: TBD Translation: TBD Comments: The two words read ALWT and WLT, two names that are similar to the Biblical name Goliath. |