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Archaeologists discover oldest known sentence in first alphabet - BBC News

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The oldest known sentence in the ancient language of Canaanites has been decoded by at team of Israeli archaeologists. The inscription was discovered on an ivory head-lice comb, unearthed at Tel Lachish, an ancient city in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah. Experts translated the comb to read: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.” The landmark discovery provides evidence for the use of the alphabet 3,700 years ago. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Language #History #BBCNews ...more
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Archaeologists discover oldest known sentence in first alphabet - BBC News
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The oldest known sentence in the ancient language of Canaanites has been decoded by at team of Israeli archaeologists. The inscription was discovered on an ivory head-lice comb, unearthed at Tel Lachish, an ancient city in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah. Experts translated the comb to read: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.” The landmark discovery provides evidence for the use of the alphabet 3,700 years ago. Please subscribe HERE http://bit.ly/1rbfUog #Language #History #BBCNews

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