Byblos syllabaryEvidence
Evidence · Byblos syllabary
Eight of the twelve most frequent Byblos sign types lie within a small graphical distance of an Egyptian…
Eight of the twelve most frequent Byblos sign types lie within a small graphical distance of an Egyptian uniconsonantal sign, and Dunand had already matched about 50 signs to Egyptian forms.
What it means
Key questionWhere did the Byblos signs come from, and is the script related to the Proto-Sinaitic and Phoenician alphabets?
2 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onEgyptian-derived syllabary, ancestor of the alphabet (Hoch, Colless)
Supports1 for, 1 against
Still possibleunchanged
Sources 3
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Eight of the twelve most frequent Byblos sign types lie within a small graphical distance of an Egyptian… [Evidence EVD0DEDVN022MA5]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDVN022MA5
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title = {Eight of the twelve most frequent Byblos sign types lie within a small graphical distance of an Egyptian…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEDVN022MA5},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDVN022MA5}
}