chavoux, jim,
to the best of my knowledge, the proto-sianic alphabet was invented at
about 2000 bc. all the evidence indicates that it was used mainly
on animal skins. animal skins are not as durable as clay tablets.
akkadian, yes, was used in the region, but only in political-economical
documents between leaders. not, as far as i know, for any religeous
purposes.
now, if we assume that the hebrews did keep a written version of their
history and faith, which (so far) is just a supposition, i'd rather suppose
that it was written in proto-sinaic on animal skins than that it was written
in akkadian. for many reasons, starting with the fact that nobody spoke
akkadian in the region except one or two scribes.
and then again, it is just a supposition. why dont we leave it until
jim's tablets will be found by the archeologists? otherwise, what
is there to discuss positively?
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