Lachish | Palestine | Britannica (original) (raw)

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site of epigraphic remains

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  In epigraphy: Other countries of the ancient Middle East
  …significance are the ostraca of Lachish in southern Palestine, which probably immediately preceded the Chaldean onslaught of 589 bce. Phoenician texts are scattered around the Mediterranean, and bear witness to an extensive and protracted maritime supremacy.
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