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The Canaanite Ivory Comb is a 3,700 year old artifact discovered in the ruins of Lachish, an ancient Canaanite city-state located in modern day Israel. Measuring approximately 3.5 by 2.5 centimeters, the comb is made of elephant ivory and contains the earliest known complete sentence written in a phonetic alphabet. The inscription, carved in an early Canaanite script, reads, "May this tusk root out the lice of the hair and the beard" The comb was unearthed in 2016 but the inscription was identified in 2021. The artifact provided insights into daily life, personal hygiene, and early literacy among the Canaanites, making it an important discovery in the study of ancient civilizations and the development of alphabetic writing systems.

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1. "4,000-year-old head lice comb found inscribed with phrase using the alphabet". www.sciencefocus.com. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
2. Lazaro, Enrico de (2022-11-09). "Archaeologists Find 3,700-Year-Old Ivory Comb Inscribed with Canaanite's Wish to Eradicate Lice | Sci.News". Sci.News: Breaking Science News. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
3. Whang, Oliver (9 November 2022). "An Ancient People's Oldest Message: Get Rid of Beard Lice". The New York Times.