The found artifact testifies to the existence of the so-called "transitional" version of writing
The discovery was made by archaeologists from Austria and Israel.The fragment was found at an excavation site in Tel Lachish.According to Felix Höflmeier, the leader of the research team, the artifact dates back to around 1430.B.C., which makes the inscription on the jar the oldest in the Southern Levant.Archaeologists believe that the alphabet may have been transmitted from Egypt to the Near East as a result of interaction between regions in the middle of the second millennium BC.Most likely, the transfer of the alphabet was facilitated by the Hyksos, a group of peoples in the 16th century BC.conquered Northern Egypt.
Unfortunately, archaeologists have not been able to unambiguouslyestablish what exactly is written on the jug shard. In their opinion, these could be names or parts of long words. The shard has two lines written diagonally. Each line contains three letters. In addition, there are additional symbols. Several letters are still present in Hebrew - the letter "Ain" in hieroglyphic symbols was depicted as an eye without a pupil.
The age of the shard was determined using barley grains that were found next to the jug.
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