 Description: This is another inscription from Serabit El-Khadim discovered by Petrie. A portion of the inscription reads MT LB'LT (mat l'ba'alt) meaning "death to/for Ba'alt" (The word Ba'alt is the feminine form of the word ba'al meaning 'lord/master'). 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 Transliteration: 1. PT 2. MT LBAhLT (Reading from top-left to bottom right) Translation: 1. genital? 2. death to Ba'alt (feminine form of Ba'al) Comments: |