Context
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c. 1050-150 BCE
Phoenician
The Phoenician alphabet, developed around 1050 BCE, was a direct descendant of Proto-Canaanite. It consisted of 22 consonantal letters and became one of the most influential writing systems in history. Phoenician traders spread this alphabet throughout the Mediterranean, where it was adopted and modified by various cultures. The letter Aleph (𐤀), derived from the Proto-Canaanite ox-head symbol, represented a glottal stop and became the ancestor of Greek Alpha and Latin A.
Total Letters:1
Diacritics & Accented Letters:1
Letters
Letters organized by type. Data is sourced from the `letters` table with `alphabet_id` filter; mock fixtures ensure layout when Supabase is offline.
Diacritics & Accented Letters
1 letterLetters with accent marks and diacritical modifications