Early Inscription from Elah Fortress
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Yosef Garfinkel’s team excavated a large shard with writing on it dated to ca. 1000 BCE. The ostracon reportedly contains the words “judge,” “slave,” and “king.” This is important for not only understanding the evolution of alphabetic writing, but also should shed light on the history of early Israel. This was a time that society [...]