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Ceramic Shard

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Description:
The inscription is written in the middle Semitic script. The two words read ALWT and WLT, names similar to the Biblical name Goliath.

Era:
Middle Semitic Script

Image Credit:
Unknown

Date of Inscription:
900 to 1000 BCE

Location of Discovery:
Tell es-Safi, Southern Israel (Ancient Gath of the Philistines)

Date of Discovery:
November, 2005

Current Location:
?

Language:
Philistine

Writing Surface:
Ceramic Shard

Transliteration:
TBD

Translation:
TBD

Comments:
The two words read ALWT and WLT, two names that are similar to the Biblical name Goliath.