Answer · Byblos syllabary
Middle Bronze Age, c. 1900-1600 BC (Dunand)
The inscriptions belong to the Middle Bronze Age, about 1900 to 1600 BC, as Dunand dated them from their find context and the hieratic look of the signs.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- The bronze alloys match Middle Bronze Age Byblian bronzes rather than Iron Age ones.
- Dunand's excavation records, now in Lebanon, place the tablets in Middle Bronze Age levels.
- The closest Egyptian parallels for the sign forms are Middle Kingdom hieratic.
What would rule it out
- Alloy or archival evidence placing the bronzes in the Iron Age.
- Demonstration that specific signs copy ninth-century cursive letter forms that did not exist earlier.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
FOR
The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Middle Bronze Age, c. 1900-1600 BC (Dunand) [Answer ANS0DEDT09DQ846]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDT09DQ846
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title = {Middle Bronze Age, c. 1900-1600 BC (Dunand)},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDT09DQ846},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDT09DQ846}
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