# George E. Mendenhall 1985: The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos

> George E. Mendenhall, 1985. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Beirut: American University of Beirut, 179 pp. (reissued Syracuse University Press…

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# The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos

George E. Mendenhall, 1985.

**Byblos syllabary** Book0

## What it's used for here

Beirut: American University of Beirut, 179 pp. (reissued Syracuse University Press 1986). The fullest decipherment claim: 26 consonant signs and 63 consonant-vowel signs writing an archaic West Semitic language dated c. 2400 BC or later; translations of eight of the nine texts then known.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Hoch finds the closest Egyptian parallels for the Byblos sign forms in Old Kingdom characters of about 2700 to 2200 BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/evidence/EVD0DEDVM9V3QNK/hoch-finds-the-closest-egyptian-parallels-for-the-byblos)

Evidence

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[George Mendenhall publishes The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos, reading an archaic West Semitic language](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/events/EVT0DEDMKQYWFW4/george-mendenhall-publishes-the-syllabic-inscriptions-from)

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[George E. Mendenhall](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/FIG0DEDHYH9EGZF/george-e-mendenhall)

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[The Byblos syllabary](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary)

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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George E. Mendenhall (1985). The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos. https://press.aub.edu.lb/the-syllabic-inscriptions-from-byblos
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