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

The script ignores Egyptian sound values and the Egyptian uniconsonantal signs, and uses several look-alike…

The script ignores Egyptian sound values and the Egyptian uniconsonantal signs, and uses several look-alike hieroglyphs for one letter, which fits inventors who saw pictures rather than read them.

Suggestive0

What it means

Key questionWho invented the alphabet, and could they read Egyptian?
4 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onNon-literate Canaanite workers (Goldwasser)
Supports1 for, 1 against
Still possibleunchanged

Sources 3

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The script ignores Egyptian sound values and the Egyptian uniconsonantal signs, and uses several look-alike… [Evidence EVD0DEEARRD3VH3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEARRD3VH3
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