Episode 20
(Almost) Biblical Writing, or How to Go From Lunchboxes to Bureaucracy in Only 300 Years.
This Week in the Ancient Near East
August 11, 202155m 2s
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Show Notes
It’s only four little letters, well maybe five, but another tiny Iron Age inscription has raised more than a few eyebrows. What’s the significance of this latest scribble? Is it the name of a biblical character, or the name of a guy who didn’t want his lunch stolen? And why are our panelists talking about being stuck in a suburban cul-de-sac?
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Five-letter inscription inked 3,100 years ago may be name of biblical judge