Why the Greek alphabet is not a Phoenician adaptation | eKathimerini.com

Every civilization that has produced writing has done something remarkable. Egyptian hieroglyphs encoded meaning with breathtaking beauty. Mesopotamian cuneiform pressed administrative precision into clay. The Phoenicians created an elegant system of consonantal signs that served their mercantile world across the Mediterranean. These are not lesser achievements. They are different achievements, built for different purposes. This […]

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