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

Glenn Schwartz presents the Umm el-Marra cylinders as alphabetic writing of about 2400 BC

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Glenn Schwartz presents the Umm el-Marra cylinders as alphabetic writing of about 2400 BC [Event EVT0DEDS39RRDQF]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVT0DEDS39RRDQF
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