A Canaanite’s Wish to Eradicate Lice on an Inscribed Ivory Comb from Lachish

Daniel Vainstub; Madeleine Mumcuoglu; Michael G. Hasel; Katherine M. Hesler; Miriam Lavi; Rivka Rabinovich; Yuval Goren; Yosef Garfinkel

doi:10.52486/01.00002.4

A Canaanite’s Wish to Eradicate Lice on an Inscribed Ivory Comb from Lachish

Daniel Vainstub
, Madeleine Mumcuoglu
, Michael G. Hasel
, Katherine M. Hesler
, Miriam Lavi
, Rivka Rabinovich
, Yuval Goren
, Yosef Garfinkel

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Abstract

An inscription in early Canaanite script from Lachish, incised on an ivory comb, is presented. The 17 letters, in early pictographic style, form seven words expressing a plea against lice.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	76-119
Number of pages	44
Journal	Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology
Volume	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.52486/01.00002.4
State	Published - 2022

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Keywords

Canaanite inscription
Lachish
Serabiṭ el-Khadem
South Arabian scripts
Ugaritic script
Wadi el-Hôl
ivory comb

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