Event · Byblos syllabary

James Hoch derives the signs from the Egyptian uniconsonantal signs

Hoch's paper in the Journal of the Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities argued that the Byblos syllabary bridges Egyptian hieroglyphs and the Semitic alphabets, with Old Kingdom parallels for the sign forms.

Involves 1

James E. Hoch

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Cites 1

The Byblos Syllabary: Bridging the Gap Between Egyptian Hieroglyphs and Semitic Alphabets

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Happened to 1

The Byblos syllabary

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Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). James Hoch derives the signs from the Egyptian uniconsonantal signs [Event EVT0DEDMMHY7PS6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDMMHY7PS6

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  title     = {James Hoch derives the signs from the Egyptian uniconsonantal signs},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Event, catalog key EVT0DEDMMHY7PS6},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDMMHY7PS6}
}