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title: Gezer Calendar Original
author: Oncenawhile
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/4372/gezer-calendar-original/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Gezer Calendar Original
_Authored by Oncenawhile_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/4372.jpg)
## Image Caption
The original tablet of the so-called [Gezer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gezer/) calendar from the site of [Tel Gezer](https://www.worldhistory.org/Gezer/) in modern-day [Israel](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Israel/). It describes agricultural activities throughout the year at Gezer hence the name. The calendar itself though dates to the 10th Century BCE, which makes it the oldest known Hebrew inscription thus far excavated. The original tablet was found by R.A.F. Macalister's excavations of the site and it currently resides in the Istanbul [Archaeology](https://www.worldhistory.org/Archaeology/) Museum. A replica of the tablet can also be found in the Archaeology wing of the Israel Museum in [Jerusalem](https://www.worldhistory.org/jerusalem/).
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gezer_calendar_close_up.jpg) by **Oncenawhile**. Submitted by [Henry Curtis Pelgrift](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/hpelgrift/ "User Page: Henry Curtis Pelgrift"), published on 31 December 2015. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.