# Late New Kingdom, c. 1300 BC (Sass 2005)

> Still possible: The alphabet was invented and the Serabit inscriptions written in the late New Kingdom, around 1300 BC.

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# Late New Kingdom, c. 1300 BC (Sass 2005)

The alphabet was invented and the Serabit inscriptions written in the late New Kingdom, around 1300 BC.

**Still possible** Answers **1** question0

## Where it stands

**Still possible** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- No alphabetic text would be securely dated before c. 1400 BC.

## What would rule it out

- A securely dated alphabetic text earlier than c. 1400 BC: the Lachish sherd (c. 1460-1430 BC) and the Wadi el-Hol context (c. 1850-1800 BC) meet this.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[An alphabetic ink inscription from Lachish comes from a stratum radiocarbon-dated to about 1460-1430 BC, so alphabetic…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/evidence/EVD0DEEAPTZ8456/an-alphabetic-ink-inscription-from-lachish-comes-from-a)

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## The questions it answers

[When were the Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions written: in the Middle Kingdom, about 1850 BC, or in the New Kingdom?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/questions/QST0DEDW70ERVE3/when-were-the-serabit-el-khadim-inscriptions-written-in-the)

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## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Late New Kingdom, c. 1300 BC (Sass 2005) [Answer ANS0DEDXXT0J9E1]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDXXT0J9E1
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