Development of the alphabet: Egyptian
hieroglyphic; Egyptian hieratic (or Coptic), a script form of
hieroglyphic; Phoenician; Greek; Roman (Latin). Chart with words (hawk,
crane, throne, hand, meander) and corresponding figures or letters for
sounds. The Roman (Latin) alphabet is what is used today to write the
English language.
Although it is not illustrated on this chart, the Hebrew alphabet is
likewise descended from this chain of alphabets. Hebrew comes from the
Aramaic alphabet (common in the Middle East circa the year 1), which in
turn was developed from the Phoenician alphabet.
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