claim · claim_qeiyafa_ostracon_reading_contested
The Qeiyafa ostracon is direct evidence for early alphabetic writing, but its language, full reading, and legal or literary genre are not settled.
The Qeiyafa ostracon is direct evidence for early alphabetic writing, but its language, full reading, and legal or literary genre are not settled.
Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: supported. This is separate from specialist review.
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Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
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Contradicting sources
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Other source context
- informs · provides primary evidence
The Khirbet Qeiyafa Ostracon: A New Collation Based on the Multispectral Images, with Translation and Commentary — Brian Donnelly-Lewis (2022)Documents a major current reading.
Locator: multispectral collation - informs · dates
Absolute Chronology of Khirbet Qeiyafa — Yosef Garfinkel, Katharina Streit, Saar Ganor, Michael G. Hasel (2015)Separates context date from text decipherment.
Locator: occupation context