Evidence · Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet
Petrie found a Thutmose III-period potsherd at Mine L and the statuette at a Hatshepsut-period shrine, and Albright's…
Petrie found a Thutmose III-period potsherd at Mine L and the statuette at a Hatshepsut-period shrine, and Albright's palaeographic sequence placed the texts at 1525-1475 BC.
What it means
Key questionWhen were the Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions written: in the Middle Kingdom, about 1850 BC, or in the New Kingdom?
4 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Still possibleunchanged
Sources 2
Researches in Sinai
SRCPetrie 1906
SRC
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Petrie found a Thutmose III-period potsherd at Mine L and the statuette at a Hatshepsut-period shrine, and Albright's… [Evidence EVD0DEEAABC7Y8G]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEAABC7Y8G
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title = {Petrie found a Thutmose III-period potsherd at Mine L and the statuette at a Hatshepsut-period shrine, and Albright's…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEAABC7Y8G},
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