Answer · Byblos syllabary
Iron Age, c. 900-830 BC (Sass)
The inscriptions date to the Iron Age, about 900 to 830 BC, and were a short-lived prestige script replaced by the monumental Byblian alphabet.
Where it stands
Still possibleOne piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Alloy analysis groups the bronzes with Iron Age Byblian metalwork.
- The Byblos signs that resemble letters match ninth-century cursive forms specifically, not earlier linear forms.
- No Byblos-script object is ever found in a stratified Bronze Age context.
What would rule it out
- A stratified Bronze Age find of the script, at Byblos or elsewhere.
- Confirmation that the Akhenaten-daughters seal is in this script, placing it in the fourteenth century BC.
Evidence 1 for · 1 against
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The questions it answers
Open3 answers, none ahead
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Iron Age, c. 900-830 BC (Sass) [Answer ANS0DEDT0Q4XR3A]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDT0Q4XR3A
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title = {Iron Age, c. 900-830 BC (Sass)},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDT0Q4XR3A},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDT0Q4XR3A}
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