# Giovanni Garbini 1988: Review of G. E. Mendenhall, The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos

> Giovanni Garbini, 1988. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Rivista di Studi Fenici 16: 129-131. The critical review that most Semitists followed…

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# Review of G. E. Mendenhall, The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos

Giovanni Garbini, 1988.

**Byblos syllabary** Review0

## What it's used for here

Rivista di Studi Fenici 16: 129-131. The critical review that most Semitists followed in setting Mendenhall's reading aside; Garbini also put the sign inventory at about 90 rather than Dunand's 114. The URL is the Mnamon overview that reports the review; the review itself is not online.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[Garbini's review found Mendenhall's translations cryptic and his method unconstrained, and the reading was set aside…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary/evidence/EVD0DEDTP40P1F4/garbinis-review-found-mendenhalls-translations-cryptic-and)

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

The mystery article

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## Cite it

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Giovanni Garbini (1988). Review of G. E. Mendenhall, The Syllabic Inscriptions from Byblos. https://mnamon.sns.it/index.php?page=Scrittura&id=3&lang=en
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