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Early History of the AlphabetEarly History of the Alphabet

Early History of the Alphabet

Joseph Naveh

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Alphabetic writing is one of the principal features of Western culture. Our knowledge of the early history, development and spread of the alphabet is constantly changing. This introduction to West Semitic epigraphy and paleography is the author's personal way of introducing this field of study on the basis of the evidence available to date.

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OL751319W

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AlphabetHistorySemitic InscriptionsSemitic PaleographySemitic languagesWest Semitic languagesInscriptions sémitiquesSchrift06.10 manuscript studies: generalHistoireSemitische talenPaleografieEpigrafieLangues sémitiquesOudheidPaléographie sémitiqueWest Alphabet Semitic languages

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