Tag: hieroglyphs
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History of writing systems
History of writing systems The history of writing systems, much like agriculture and husbandry, show us that which is indispensable to humans. Scholars now recognize that writing may have independently developed in at least four ancient civilizations: Mesopotamia (between 3400 and 3100 BCE), Egypt (around 3250 BCE), China (1200 BCE), and lowland areas of Mesoamerica…
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The Oldest Alphabet
The oldest alphabet The origins of writing in different parts of the world — including that of the Egyptian slabs — have long stimulated scholarly debates (Oldest languages). The history of the alphabet goes back to the consonantal writing system used for Semitic languages in the Levant. The first alphabet created from Egyptian hieroglyphs in…
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