| Serabit el-Khadim Inscription
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Description:
This inscription, discovered by William Flinders Petrie in 1904, dated to about 1500 BCE, was found on rocks in Serabit El-Khadim in the Sinai Penninsula. The ancinet letter 'aleph' is clearly visible in the upper left corner of the image. Not as visible is the letter 'lamed' below the aleph, and the letter 'mem' to the right of the aleph, forming the word m'el meaning 'from God'.
Era:
Early Semitic Script
Image Credit:
Prof. James R. (Jim) Harris and Dann W Hone
Date of Inscription:
c. 1500 BCE
Location of Discovery:
Serabit el-Khadim, Sinai Penninsula
Date of Discovery:
Early 20th Century
Current Location:
Serabit el-Khadim, Sinai Penninsula
Language:
Unknown Semitic (Many Semitic words are common among many differnt tribes)
Writing Surface:
Stone
Inscription:
מאל
Transliteration:
Me'AL
Translation:
From God
Comments:
The "L" is barely visible but is located below the "Aleph - ox head". The "Mem" is located to the right of the "Aleph".
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