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Event · Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet

An ink inscription of six letters is written on a Cypriot bowl at Lachish, later radiocarbon-dated to the 15th century BC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). An ink inscription of six letters is written on a Cypriot bowl at Lachish, later radiocarbon-dated to the 15th century BC [Event EVT0DEDRMTN6W9W]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDRMTN6W9W
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