The National Hebrew Script up to the Babylonian Exile is Ada Yardeni’s last contribution to the field of Hebrew and West-Semitic palaeography. This new and stimulating study by the “Grand Dame of Palaeography” covers sixty-eight inscriptions and fragments from various ancient artifacts. Incredibly well-respected in her field, her last work is a vital contribution to the fields of epigraphy and palaeography.

Topics covered include:

• The beginnings of alphabetic writing

• The ancient Hebrew script • Inscriptions from the First Temple period to the Babylonian exile

• Original drawings

• References & index

This Carta handbook also includes contributions by Professors Mordechai Cogan and Shmuel Ahituv, as well as a preface by Professor Ahituv.