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What was the first alphabet in the world?

With so many ancient texts around the world, you might wonder which alphabet was the first to be developed. In other words, what is the oldest confirmed alphabet in the world? Experts told Live ...
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First written record of Semitic alphabet, from 15th century BCE, found in Egypt

Deputy Editor Amanda Borschel-Dan is the host of The Times of Israel's Daily Briefing, What Matters Now, Friday Focus and The Reel Schmooze podcasts, and heads up The Times of Israel's features. Newly ...
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Archaeology breakthrough as Greek alphabet 'centuries older' than previously thought

The Greek alphabet, traditionally believed to have emerged in the eighth century BC, is now undergoing reevaluation thanks to groundbreaking research at Leiden University. The writing system is ...
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This 3,000-year-old language doesn’t use an alphabet and still thrives

Most of the world’s 7,000 languages build words by matching sounds to letters. Yet Chinese takes a different route - one that ignores alphabets comple.