𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤌

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Philistine

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Etymology

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Compare Hebrew פִּשְׁתָּה (pīštā, “flax”), Ugaritic 𐎔𐎘𐎚 (pṯt, “linen”).

Noun

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𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤌 (pštm)

  1. flax, or linen
    • Ashkelon 1.3, An Ostracon Recording an Assignment of Flax or Linen (reg. no. 41095; Grid 50, Square 48, Layer 405, Finegrid 17, Bucket 446), 604 BC or earlier:[1]
      𐤐𐤔𐤕𐤌 𐤟 𐤈𐤓𐤍 𐤟 𐤁𐤕 𐤟 𐤌
      Flax (or linen): the tyrant of Bet M[ ]

References

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  1. ^ Cross, F. M. 2008. "Inscriptions in Phoenician and Other Scripts." In Ashkelon I: Introduction and Overview (1985–2006), ed. L. E. Stager, J. D. Schloen, and D. M. Master, p. 339. Final Reports of the Leon Levy Expedition to Ashkelon 1; Harvard Semitic Museum Publications. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns.
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