Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions
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Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions
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The Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions, also known as Northwest Semitic inscriptions, are the primary extra-Biblical source for understanding of the society and history of the ancient Phoenicians, Hebrews and Arameans. Semitic inscriptions may occur on stone slabs, pottery ostraca, ornaments, and range from simple names to full texts. The older inscriptions form a Canaanite–Aramaic dialect continuum, exemplified by writings which scholars have struggled to fit into either category, such as the S
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canaanite_and_Aramaic_inscriptions
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2020-08-01T08:22:07Z
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2024-09-07T19:47:25Z
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