The Canaanite comb is inscribed with a warning for tiny lice—the oldest written sentence discovered in the language. By Laura Baisas Published Nov 9, 2022 10:30 AM EST ...

Carved into this ivory comb, dating to 1,700 B.C., is a sentence warding off lice that’s written in the early language of the ancient Canaanites, a new study finds.

Their report of the finding -- "A Canaanite's Wish to Eradicate Lice on an Inscribed Ivory Comb from Lachish" -- was published in the Jerusalem Journal of Archaeology. "This is the first time that ...

Until recently, no meaningful Canaanite inscriptions had been discovered in the Land of Israel, save only two or three words here and there. Now an amazing discovery presents an entire sentence in ...