Gezer calendar

The Gezer calendar is a described in paleo - Hebrew script limestone. The document is one of the oldest known examples of Hebrew language and is dated to the 10th century BC, that is from the office of King Solomon. It was during excavations of the biblical city of Gezer, 50 km north- west of Jerusalem, by RAS Macalister discovered. These excavations took place 1902-1907.

Calendar classification

• Einheimsung ( asiph ), September and October.
• Seed ( zera ), November and December
• Spätsaat ( Lachish ), January and February
• Flat heels ( asid pischta ), March
• Barley harvest ( kesir se'ora ), April
• Other harvest ( kesirin kullam ), may
• Vines shortening ( Zamir ), June and July
• Fruit harvest ( Kaji's ), August

Experts speculate on the meaning of the text. So some say it could be to a student's records, or to the text of a popular folk song or nursery rhyme. But would also be possible that it is a document which could be related in any way with the collection of taxes from farmers.

The Gezerkalender is located in the Museum of the Ancient Orient in Istanbul, together with the Siloam inscription and other archaeological discoveries that were made before the First World War.