The Oldest Alphabet

"Documentary • 5 minutes • English • Israel/GB "


A short documentary for the BBC about the oldest written sentence. The oldest known sentence in the ancient language of Canaanites has been decoded by at team of Israeli archaeologists.
The inscription was discovered on an ivory head-lice comb, unearthed at Tel Lachish, an ancient city in the Biblical Kingdom of Judah

Director
ORI SZTERNFELD

Producers
ORI SZTERNFELD
ZVI LANDSMAN

Editing
NIR GUILAT

Camera
ZVI LANDSMAN

Produced for
BBC REEL

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