Orly Goldwasser

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Orly Goldwasser is an Israeli Egyptologist and epigrapher known for her influential research on early alphabetic writing and the interpretation of ancient inscriptions.

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instanceOf Egyptologist
epigrapher
human
academicStatus university professor
countryOfCitizenship Israel
employer Hebrew University of Jerusalem
familyName Goldwasser
linked to: Shafi Goldwasser
fieldOfWork Egyptology
epigraphy
history of writing
gender female
givenName Orly
hasAcademicDiscipline Ancient Near Eastern studies
linguistics of ancient languages
isAlive true
knownFor interpretation of ancient inscriptions
research on early alphabetic writing
theory on the origins of the alphabet in the Sinai
languageOfWorkOrName English
Hebrew
name Orly Goldwasser
nationality Israeli
notableIdea development of alphabetic script from Egyptian hieroglyphs by Semitic speakers
notableWork publications on the origins of the alphabet
studies on Proto-Sinaitic inscriptions
occupation professor
placeOfActivity Egypt
Israel
researchInterest Proto-Sinaitic script
cultural contacts between Egypt and the Levant
early alphabetic inscriptions
hieroglyphic writing
workLocation Jerusalem

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