Early Aleph Bet

A new find of an ancient proto-hebrew inscription in Israel bolsters the case for a centralized state during the David/Solomon era. Of course, like other finds connected to biblical archaeology, it could turn out to be a fake...

The inscription was found in the context of a substantial network of buildings at the site, which led Dr. Tappy to propose that Tel Zayit was probably an important border town established by an expanding Israelite kingdom based in Jerusalem.

A border town of such size and culture, Dr. Tappy said, suggested a centralized bureaucracy, political leadership and literacy levels that seemed to support the biblical image of the unified kingdom of David and Solomon in the 10th century B.C.
A Is for Ancient, Describing an Alphabet Found Near Jerusalem - New York Times