The inscribed bronze spatulas (Dunand inscriptions b, e, f, i)

Four flat triangular bronze blades about 5 by 9 cm with stem handles, inscribed on one or both faces with 17 to 84 signs; b and i use vertical strokes as word dividers, the back of f is the only text running left to right, and Dunand took them for labels on votive gifts. A further spatula carries Byblos signs under a Phoenician inscription of Azarba'al, which gives the script a lower date bound.

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Where it is kept

National Museum of Beirut · Museum

Sources 3

Byblia Grammata: Documents et recherches sur le développement de l'écriture en PhénicieSRC
Decifrazione e origine della scrittura 'pseudo-geroglifica' di BibloSRC
The Pseudo-Hieroglyphic Inscriptions from Byblos, Their Elusive Dating, and Their Affinities with the Early Phoenician InscriptionsSRC

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The inscribed bronze spatulas (Dunand inscriptions b, e, f, i) [Artifact ART0DEDN8TSTWE2]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDN8TSTWE2

@misc{mysteriesdept_art0dedn8tstwe2,
  title     = {The inscribed bronze spatulas (Dunand inscriptions b, e, f, i)},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Artifact, catalog key ART0DEDN8TSTWE2},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0DEDN8TSTWE2}
}