Pictures communicated words by representing either the idea of a word or the consonant sound of words. About 25 pictures denoted a consonant sound, which provided the framework of Egyptian speech. An alphabet of sorts was embedded in the hieroglyphic system.
From this system, the Semites created their own alphabet, which was later adapted by the Phoenicians, and then by the Greeks. It was copied from Greek into Etruscan and later adapted into the Roman alphabet, which is what we use today. The letters were derived from Egyptian hieroglyphics. The Semites listed the essential consonants to be used in their writing, around For these sounds, they assigned letters which were pictures. Each image was to be simple and distinct, showing a familiar object.
Our letters today are direct descendants from these pictures. How did the shape of the letters change from hieroglyphic pictures into linear forms? The first letter of the Semitic alphabet, aleph, represents an ox. For the Semites, the ox represented power, reproduction, agricultural and economic energy. Without the ox, society could not survive. In early writing, the ox would be represented as a whole in a pictogram. To represent the idea of the ox, it may have been thought to be unnecessary to use the whole ox.
Instead, the image was simplified to show just the head of the ox. The first letter is derived from the Proto-Sinaitic letter aleph , meaning ox. It was first drawn as an ox head with horns. It was further simplified and rotated to the left or right, then rotated again to point downwards as seen today. Comment: confusion of language and writing again. Runes were used to transcribe other languages as well as Anglo-Saxon. Otherwise what you write is, frankly, inaccurate and misleading. People, you have all been wrong for almost 70 years.
I need the earliest african written alphabet letters translated. From a to z. The 1st ancient African written next to it translated in English? Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Origins of Alphabetic Writing Dating back nearly four thousand years, early alphabetic writing, as opposed to other early forms of writing like cuneiform which employed the use of different wedge shapes or hieroglyphics which primarily used pictographic symbols , relied on simple lines to represent spoken sounds.
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Thanks for stopping by and leaving us your comment! Subiksha Ganesh Feb 1, This wonder is really cool! I would like to know how many alphabets there were in the past long ago!!! Feb 2, Unknown Jan 27, The alphabet was probably invented since like Jan 28, Darreus Jan 26, It is very cool to learn about who invented the alphabet.
I'm glad we got the alphabet because if we didn't, how would we know how to spell? Jan 26, Bianca Maranan Jan 26, That's neat how the letters of the alphabet evolve over time.
Hi, Bianca! We thought is was interesting, too! Abby Jan 20, Hi, I like this wonder because it gave specific numbers and examples. I would like to know if Roman Numerals are related to the roman alphabet, because in the wonder it said that the Latin alphabet is also called the Roman alphabet. I thought that this wonder was helpful and interesting. Jan 21, BellaMonica Loci Jan 20, Bonjour wonderoplis! Je suis de Paris, France! Wow I didn't know that the alphabet was invented by no one only by centuries.
Jan 20, We're glad you had fun exploring this Wonder! Luis Jan 14, That's a nice fact to know that no invented the alphabet. It evolved through thee centuries! Thanks Wonderopolis. Jan 14, We're glad you learned something new! SurA Dec 6, My favorite part was when they found messages on cave walls! Dec 8, This is cool I always thought that someone invented the alphabet. Thank you for your help. Nov 12, Nov 13, Nov 4, Conner Cheshire Oct 26, Varsha Dec 7, Same thing here but I am still wondering who made the words.
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Like, I didn't even know that they found cave painting in the middle east years ago or in China years ago. I also learned that people began discovering it was possible to use combinations of a much smaller set of symbols to represent all the words in the spoken language. I do have one more wonder as how did the Archaeologists find out what the hieroglyphics meant. Wonderopolis Mar 31, Wonderopolis Nov 5,
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