Writings from Beit Belet (Tell of Joy) near Gaza dating back to 300 BC. A man named “Shibi Al-Arabi” was mentioned in it as a party to a commercial contract. The researcher indicates that the writing used is Aramaic in a Phoenician style. The contract may have been between Shebey and Phoenician merchants in the port of Gaza or merchants dealing with Phoenician ports.
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