Biblical Hebrew Forum

["Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>]

Yigal:

I saw pictures of this stone first in books, and on the 
following URL:

http://www.viewzone.com/FTscandanavia.html (top picture 
only)

Had I not seen pictures of this stone previously in books, 
I would not have given it a second thought as by the time 
I reached this page, I had come to the conclusion that for 
the most part, the writer didn't know what he was talking 
about. In other words, I think the site as a whole is 
weird, and I don't recommend it. This is the only picture 
of this stone that I know of on line. If someone knows of 
another picture of this stone on line, on a more kosher 
site, please let us know.

I suspect that this is a later example of proto-Sanaitic, 
as the letters seem somewhat more stylized than earlier 
examples: the ayin a simple circle, lamed a straight line, 
hey like a Vee instead of a jumping man, waw upside down 
from what is later, mem an outlined "C", resh just an arc, 
beit an arc with hooks at top and bottom, and the whole 
alphabet is not shown.

I know not everyone will agree with me, but I read the 
text as L( QBR Z LHSR H(DW DMYT LMRT .

Karl W. Randolph.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Yigal Levin" <leviny1 AT mail.biu.ac.il>

> 
> Good morning Karl,
> 
> could you please give us a refference for this inscription? I would be very
> interested in seeing it.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Yigal
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karl Randolph" <kwrandolph AT email.com>
> 
> > Peter:
> >
> > As I wrote before, I know of an inscription written in
> > proto-Sinaitic script that has seven words, among which one
> > has a waw indicating third person singular possessive (if
> > I'm not mistaken, is that not a mater lectionis?) and one
> > has a yod in the second person singular perfect to replace
> > a hey. From this example, I suspect that the use of matres
> > lectionis well predates the Phoenician use of the alphabet.
> >
> > Karl W. Randolph.

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