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  2. Palmyrene alphabet by Jean-Jacques Barthélemy, 1754. The Palmyrene alphabet was a historical Semitic alphabet used to write Palmyrene Aramaic. It was used between 100 BCE and 300 CE in Palmyra in the Syrian desert. The oldest surviving Palmyrene inscription dates to 44 BCE.

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      Alphabetic inscription in Palmyrene alphabet. Until the late...

  3. Apr 13, 2023 · Palmyrene alphabet. The Palmyrene alphabet developed from cursive versions of the Aramaic alphabet, and was used to write Palmyrene Aramaic from about 100 BCE to 300 CE. The oldest known inscription in the Palmyrene alphabet dates from 44 BCE, and the latest known inscription dates from 274 CE.

  4. The Palmyrene alphabet was a historical Semitic alphabet used to write Palmyrene Aramaic. It was used between 100 BCE and 300 CE in Palmyra in the Syrian desert. The oldest surviving Palmyrene inscription dates to 44 BCE.

  5. Palmyrene is written from right to left in a 22-letter alphabet. Deciphering by Jean-Jacques Barthélemy. When Palmyra was rediscovered in the 17 th century, the first travellers returned with fanciful copies of the inscriptions, arousing the curiosity of scholars.

  6. The Palmyrene alphabet was a historical Semitic alphabet used to write Palmyrene Aramaic. It was used between 100 BCE and 300 CE in Palmyra in the Syrian desert.The oldest surviving Palmyrene inscription dates to 44 BCE.The last surviving inscription dates to 274 CE, two years after Palmyra was sacked by Roman Emperor Aurelian, ending the ...

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