Dr. Ada Yardeni, born and residing in Jerusalem, is a graduate of the Bezalel School of Art, where she received a diploma in graphic arts and calligraphy, and of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, where she received a PhD in ancient Semitic languages, paleography and epigraphy. She specializes in the study of the Hebrew and Aramaic scripts and in the decipherment and interpretation of ancient inscriptions and documents, including documentary texts from the Judean Desert and the Aramaic documents from Elephantine. She has designed a number of typefaces, one of which bears her name.
Dr. Ada Yardeni is one of the world's leading authorities on ancient Semitic languages, paleography, and epigraphy and has published several books and numerous articles on these subjects.
