# Parker's re-examination of the find spots at Serabit against the mining history places the inscriptions in the reign…

> Parker's re-examination of the find spots at Serabit against the mining history places the inscriptions in the reign of Senwosret III or soon after, and…

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# Parker's re-examination of the find spots at Serabit against the mining history places the inscriptions in the reign…

Parker's re-examination of the find spots at Serabit against the mining history places the inscriptions in the reign of Senwosret III or soon after, and finds the New Kingdom arguments weak.

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## What it means

Key question[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)

4 answers, none ahead yet

**Open** unchanged

Answer this evidence bears on[Middle Kingdom, c. 1850-1800 BC](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/answers/ANS0DEDXXCK1RS5/middle-kingdom-c-1850-1800-bc)

Supports2 for, none against

**Still possible** unchanged

## Sources 2

[The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim in Their Archaeological Context. Part II: Arguments for a Late Date Reviewed](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK4JN07JR/the-proto-sinaitic-inscriptions-at-serabit-el-khadim-in)

Parker 2026

SRC

[The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim in Their Archaeological Context: Date and Function](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0DEDK3SZKBD9/the-proto-sinaitic-inscriptions-at-serabit-el-khadim-in)

Parker 2023

SRC

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Parker's re-examination of the find spots at Serabit against the mining history places the inscriptions in the reign… [Evidence EVD0DEE97TQD006]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEE97TQD006
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