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An introduction to the 1930 Harvard Expedition of Kirsopp Lake and Robert Blake to Serabit el Khadim, a remote site in the Sinai Desert of Egypt. The difficult adventure resulted in the recovery of several examples of an early alphabetic script, which came to be known as Proto-Sinaitic. The Semitic script of Proto-Sinaitic is now believed to be a developmental step between Egyptian and Phoenician, and is extremely important for our understanding of the modern alphabet.
http://www.semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu
Narrated by Assistant Curator Adam J. Aja with contributions from Museum Coordinator Timothy Letteney, former Intern Hannah Grischuk, and former Collection Photographer Meredith Keffer.
An introduction to the 1930 Harvard Expedition of Kirsopp Lake and Robert Blake to Serabit el Khadim, a remote site in the Sinai Desert of Egypt. The difficult adventure resulted in the recovery of several examples of an early alphabetic script, which came to be known as Proto-Sinaitic. The Semitic script of Proto-Sinaitic is now believed to be a developmental step between Egyptian and Phoenician, and is extremely important for our understanding of the modern alphabet.
http://www.semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu
Narrated by Assistant Curator Adam J. Aja with contributions from Museum Coordinator Timothy Letteney, former Intern Hannah Grischuk, and former Collection Photographer Meredith Keffer.
