Near eastern alloying and some textual evidence for the early use of arsenical copper

Abstract

The analytical background to the textual translations of words for ancient metals is considered in the light of all previously published analytical data and of several thousand new results. The possibility of alternatives to the usual translations of the metals Egyptian d(m, Greek oreichalkos and Akkadian annaku are discussed in the light of the analytical evidence.

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