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Answer · Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet

None of these.

None of these.

Still possibleAnswers 1 question0

Where it stands

Still possibleNone pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

  • A new text would fail to fit Northwest Semitic morphology even where its signs are clear.

What would rule it out

  • A longer text or bilingual that reads as Northwest Semitic.

Evidence none for · 1 against

The questions it answers

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). None of these. [Answer ANS0DEDXM1AWGCT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDXM1AWGCT
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