Evidence · Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet
Every secure word in the corpus (b'lt, l "to", 'l "god", rb "chief") is Northwest Semitic, and the descendant script…
Every secure word in the corpus (b'lt, l "to", 'l "god", rb "chief") is Northwest Semitic, and the descendant script writes Canaanite sentences.
What it means
Openunchanged
Still possiblewas No evidence yet
Next steps 4
1
Extend the corpus list (DAT0DEDVG40T7X0) with a sign-by-sign transliteration of every inscription from Sass 1988 and Hamilton 2006, marking uncertain and damaged signs, so readings can be compared on one table.
~20 h
—not judged
2
Transliterate every inscription sign by sign into the corpus list from Sass 1988 and Hamilton 2006.
~20 h
—not judged
3
Collate the published full readings (Albright 1966, Wilson-Wright 2016, Puech 2024, Darnell et al. 2005) inscription by inscription, and score where they agree on sign identity, direction and word division.
~12 h
—not judged
4
Compare sign counts on each rock panel between the 1917 Gardiner-Peet plates (DAT0DEDVGPGMXDV), Butin's copies and the British Museum photographs, to list which signs have been lost or are disputed since discovery.
~8 h
—not judged
Ranked by how likely each is to move the key question, for the time it takes
Sources 3
A Canaanite's Wish to Eradicate Lice on an Inscribed Ivory Comb from Lachish
SRCVainstub et al. 2022
The Egyptian Origin of the Semitic Alphabet
SRCGardiner 1916
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Every secure word in the corpus (b'lt, l "to", 'l "god", rb "chief") is Northwest Semitic, and the descendant script… [Evidence EVD0DEEA2P825X3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEA2P825X3
@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0deea2p825x3,
title = {Every secure word in the corpus (b'lt, l "to", 'l "god", rb "chief") is Northwest Semitic, and the descendant script…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEA2P825X3},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEA2P825X3}
}