Tablet
Cast
61-14-1171
Location: On Display in the Eastern Mediterranean Gallery
From: Israel | Beth Shemesh
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 61-14-1171 |
| Current Location | Eastern Mediterranean Gallery - On Display |
| Provenience | Israel | Beth Shemesh |
| Date Made | 1399-1300 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Plaster |
| Inscription Language | Cuneiform |
| Description | Cuneiform tablet with alphabet invented in North Syria. This is the only example of the script found in Palestine proper. Belongs to the 14th century BC. Plaster cast. |
| Height | 5.6 cm |
| Length | 14.9 cm |
| Depth | 1.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from Haverford College, 1961 |
| Other Number | 33-5-165 - Field No SF |
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