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

Alan Gardiner reads the recurring sign group as Semitic b'lt, "Lady", and explains the letters as hieroglyphs named in Semitic

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Alan Gardiner reads the recurring sign group as Semitic b'lt, "Lady", and explains the letters as hieroglyphs named in Semitic [Event EVT0DEDRNQD5X4C]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDRNQD5X4C
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