Joseph Naveh

Joseph Naveh
Born(1928-01-21)January 21, 1928
Mukachevo, Czechoslovakia (now Ukraine)
DiedNovember 21, 2011(2011-11-21) (aged 83)
Jerusalem
OccupationsArchaeologist, epigrapher, palaeographer
Known forWest Semitic epigraphy, Aramaic and Hebrew scripts
Academic background
ThesisThe Development of the Aramaic Script (1970)
Academic work
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem

Joseph Naveh (Hebrew: יוסף נוה; January 21, 1928 – November 21, 2011) was an Israeli linguist, paleographer, epigraphist, and archaeologist. He was a professor at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a prominent scholar in the field of West Semitic scripts and ancient inscriptions.

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