Evidence · Proto-Sinaitic and Wadi el-Hol: the first alphabet
Albright identified 23 of a probable 27 letters, Hamilton gives each an Egyptian prototype, and a Wadi el-Hol sign has…
Albright identified 23 of a probable 27 letters, Hamilton gives each an Egyptian prototype, and a Wadi el-Hol sign has been argued to write ghayin, a consonant Phoenician later merged.
What it means
Key questionHow many letters did the earliest alphabet have, and which Egyptian signs are their prototypes?
2 answers, none ahead yet
Openunchanged
Answer this evidence bears onAbout 27 letters with Egyptian prototypes (Albright, Hamilton)
Supports2 for, none against
Still possibleunchanged
Sources 3
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Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). Albright identified 23 of a probable 27 letters, Hamilton gives each an Egyptian prototype, and a Wadi el-Hol sign has… [Evidence EVD0DEEB4AEFYMB]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEEB4AEFYMB
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title = {Albright identified 23 of a probable 27 letters, Hamilton gives each an Egyptian prototype, and a Wadi el-Hol sign has…},
author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEEB4AEFYMB},
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