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Semitic, not Hebrew. Hebrew is one language in the semitic group, alongside Arabic, Amharic and many more. They were much more spread out in the west before the
by Tuna-Fish 4mo ago
Semitic, not Hebrew. Hebrew is one language in the semitic group, alongside Arabic, Amharic and many more. They were much more spread out in the west before the iron age, with most people in Asia Minor belonging to the group. Some of the earliest states used the languages, and they spread alongside the idea of states.
- YeGoblynQueenne 4mo agoYou're right of course but the article above is unclear about whether the claim is that Linear A transcribes Hebrew or a different Semitic language. First it says that the language of Linear A is a semitic language that is a precursor to biblical Hebrew: >> Di Mino believes that Linear A belongs to an extinct Semitic language that was a precursor to biblical Hebrew, the way that Latin is a precursor to Italian. But then it compares the Linear A language directly to Hebrew. For example: >> Once deciphered, Di Mino saw that the prayer was similar to subsequent Hebrew prayers but was addressed to a Goddess. So maybe I'm confused. The claim that the Minoans spoke a semitic language sounds less odd than claiming they spoke straight-up biblical Hebrew.