QuestionsProto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabetWhen were the Serabit el-Khadim inscriptions written: in the Middle Kingdom, about 1850 BC, or in the New Kingdom?Answer
Answer · Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet
None of these.
None of these.
Where it stands
Still possibleNo evidence yet. It needs two reviews to be accepted.
What it predicts
- Letter forms at Serabit will fall into typologically distinct groups that cannot be placed in one generation.
What would rule it out
- Stratified evidence placing the whole corpus within one period.
Evidence none for · none against
The questions it answers
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). None of these. [Answer ANS0DEDXY17QJVT]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDXY17QJVT
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title = {None of these.},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Answer, catalog key ANS0DEDXY17QJVT},
url = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0DEDXY17QJVT}
}