The Origins of the Hebrew Alphabet: Archaeological studies of ancient scripts from the Western Levant
A few fragments, scattered across centuries of history and different geographic locations, are all that is left of the ancient scripts from which today's Hebrew Alphabet (ketav ashuri) emerged.
| Audio: | Listen to Audio | Download this MP3 |
| Topics: | Aleph-Beit, Jewish History, Archeology; Anthropology |
Yuval Yekutieli is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Bible, Archaeology and Ancient Near East, at Ben-Gurion University. He recieved his PhD from Ben Gurion University in 1999.
© Copyright, all rights reserved. If you enjoyed this article, we encourage you to distribute it further, provided that you comply with Chabad.org's copyright policy.
More in this section
-
24:38The Blood Libel Through the Ages
-
40:42Unesanneh Tokef
-
42:01A 12th Century Prayer Book
-
1:09:10The Jews of China
-
16:59The Temple Mount in International Law
- View All »
Join the Discussion