Archaeologists discover oldest known sentence in first alphabet - BBC News

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. Experts translated the comb to read: “May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard.” The landmark discovery provides evidence for the use of the alphabet 3,700 years ago. Please subscribe HERE #Language #History #BBCNews