Izbet Sartah Ostracon
Inscription on the 'Izbet Sartah ostracon represents the earliest known non-cuneiform abecedary. The ostracon is discovered in 1976 in 'Izbet Sartah in Israel, and it is dated to the 12th or the early 11th century BC.
The inscription is written by an unskilled scribe, probably a student, and it consists of four lines of writing exercises, followed by the 22 letters of the Ancient Hebrew alphabet in the fifth line.
The inscription is written by an unskilled scribe, probably a student, and it consists of four lines of writing exercises, followed by the 22 letters of the Ancient Hebrew alphabet in the fifth line.