Deir Alla inscription
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deir-alla-inscription-181-6744067
title:
Deir Alla inscription
text:
The Deir 'Alla inscription or Balaam inscription, known as KAI 312, is a famous inscription discovered during a 1967 excavation in Deir 'Alla, Jordan. It is currently at the Jordan Archaeological Museum. It is written in a peculiar Northwest Semitic dialect, and has provoked much debate among scholars and had a strong impact on the study of Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions. The excavation revealed a multiple-chamber structure that had been destroyed by an earthquake during the Persian period,
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An ancient inscription
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deir_Alla_inscription
date created:
2009-10-13T20:04:24Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T22:17:37Z
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