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Tell Umm el-Marra, Syria
Early Bronze Age city mound
Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabetTell Umm el-Marra, Syria is a tell in the record of Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet, placed to about 1 km.
One event happened here: Four clay cylinders with eight distinct signs are placed in Tomb 4 at Umm el-Marra, Syria; whether they are alphabetic is disputed, -2399.
Tomb 4 of the mortuary complex held the four inscribed cylinders alongside pottery dated by Ebla parallels and radiocarbon to about 2450-2300 BC.
Written from the site's records. Improve itPlaced from Wikipedia article coordinates for Umm el-Marra (36.108 N, 37.686 E) · Placed to about 1 kmOpen the mystery's map
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Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Tell Umm el-Marra, Syria [Place PLC0DEDPXNDAVET]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DEDPXNDAVET
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title = {Tell Umm el-Marra, Syria},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Place, catalog key PLC0DEDPXNDAVET},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0DEDPXNDAVET}
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