Event · Byblos syllabary

Jan Best reads tablets c and d as a Semitic temple dedication to the sun god Shuraya

Best's two Ugarit-Forschungen papers, followed by the Dutch book of 2010 and the English collection of 2018, derived sign values from Cretan Hieroglyphic and Linear A parallels; reviews were mixed and the GEAS test of 2024 rejected the values.

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Breaking the Code of the Byblos Script

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How to Decipher the Byblos Script

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Jan Best

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The Byblos syllabary

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Jan Best reads tablets c and d as a Semitic temple dedication to the sun god Shuraya [Event EVT0DEDMVDB984T]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDMVDB984T

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  title     = {Jan Best reads tablets c and d as a Semitic temple dedication to the sun god Shuraya},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Event, catalog key EVT0DEDMVDB984T},
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