jan 1, 1700 BC - Canaanite Ivory Comb inscription; The oldest surviving Canaanite writing

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Using modern hebrew characters, it reads:
יתשׂ חט ד לקמל שׁער וזקת
ytś ħṭ d lqml šʿr wzqt

ytś — verb, jussive, third person, singular.
Related word: ntš — To root out or up, to pull out or up, to tear away, to remove, to pluck out, to snatch away, to destroy, to forsake.

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