# Brian E. Colless 1992: The Byblos Syllabary and the Proto-alphabet

> Brian E. Colless, 1992. 2 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Abr-Nahrain 30. Colless's first Byblos paper, defending Mendenhall's values and…

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# The Byblos Syllabary and the Proto-alphabet

Brian E. Colless, 1992.

**Byblos syllabary** Article0

## What it's used for here

Abr-Nahrain 30. Colless's first Byblos paper, defending Mendenhall's values and arguing that most Phoenician letters descend from signs of the syllabary; followed by his text-by-text studies in Abr-Nahrain 31-33 (1993-1995). URL is the author's web summary.

## Cited by on this site 2 records

[Brian E. Colless](https://mysteriesdept.com/records/FIG0DEDHYN4HATX/brian-e-colless)

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[The Byblos syllabary](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/byblos-syllabary)

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## Cite it

```
Brian E. Colless (1992). The Byblos Syllabary and the Proto-alphabet. https://sites.google.com/view/collesseum/protoalphabet
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