# Heather Parker 2026: The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim in Their Archaeological Context. Part II: Arguments for a Late Date Reviewed

> Heather Parker, 2026. 4 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Ägypten und Levante 35: 271-288. Reviews the New Kingdom dating arguments (two New…

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# The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim in Their Archaeological Context. Part II: Arguments for a Late Date Reviewed

Heather Parker, 2026.

**Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet** Articledoi: **[10.1553/aeundl35s271](https://doi.org/10.1553/aeundl35s271)** 0

## What it's used for here

Ägypten und Levante 35: 271-288. Reviews the New Kingdom dating arguments (two New Kingdom sherds at Mine L, Sass's c. 1300 BC redating, Hamilton's six-century span) and finds them weak.

## Cited by on this site 4 records

[Hamilton's palaeography allows use of the script at Serabit over several centuries, which would make a single date for…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/evidence/EVD0DEEAQWPJRTB/hamiltons-palaeography-allows-use-of-the-script-at-serabit)

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[Parker's 2026 review finds the New Kingdom evidence at Serabit, chiefly two sherds from Mine L, weak, and evidence for…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/evidence/EVD0DEEAHKG0DSY/parkers-2026-review-finds-the-new-kingdom-evidence-at)

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[Parker's re-examination of the find spots at Serabit against the mining history places the inscriptions in the reign…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic/evidence/EVD0DEE97TQD006/parkers-re-examination-of-the-find-spots-at-serabit-against)

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[Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/proto-sinaitic)

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## Cite it

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Heather Parker (2026). The Proto-Sinaitic Inscriptions at Serabit el-Khadim in Their Archaeological Context. Part II: Arguments for a Late Date Reviewed. https://doi.org/10.1553/aeundl35s271
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