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Translations of Akkadian Graffiti at Wadi el-Ḥôl Egypt (1500 BCE)
- Author(s):
- David Olmsted (see profile)
- Date:
- 2023
- Group(s):
- Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean archaeology, Alphabetic Akkadian, Biblical archaeology
- Subject(s):
- Akkadian language, Hyksos, Egypt, Minoans, Inscriptions, Linear A
- Item Type:
- Monograph
- Tag(s):
- Akkadian, Wadi el-Hol, History of Alphabet, Egyptian trade, Israelites
- Permanent URL:
- https://doi.org/10.17613/4gam-9r78
- Abstract:
- This is the first translation of the two graffiti texts found at the exit of Wadi el-Ḥôl ("Wadi of Terror") in the Qena bend area of Egypt. Their signs represent a transitional stage between Minoan Phaistos Disk and Linear A. These texts were found by John and Deborah Darnell during their 1993-94 excavation season (Darnell, and all 2005). Their location was the first night’s camping spot on a caravan route out of Luxor, the longtime Egyptian capital in the center of the country. At the time Luxor was re-establishing its power and would soon become the capital of a newly reunited Egypt in 1550 BCE. Its 18th dynasty rulers (1550-1295 BCE) would soon reunite Egypt by throwing out the Akkadian speaking rulers from the Levant known as the Hyksos (c. 1640-1550 BC).
- Metadata:
- xml
- Status:
- Published
- Last Updated:
- 11 months ago
- License:
- Attribution-ShareAlike
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