Bronze Age

Henk Franken carefully examining tablet 1440, which was among the first tablets found within an auxiliary room of the temple complex. (Photo courtesy of the Deir ‘Alla excavation archive.)

January 27, 2021

The Enigmatic Tablets from Late Bronze Age Deir ‘Alla

January 2021 | Vol. 9.1 By Michel de Vreeze On April 1, 1964 Henk Franken and his Leiden University based team stumbled upon two clay tablets. Two days later a third tablet was fou