Evolution of the Phoenician Alphabet

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Evolution of the Phoenician Alphabet
The Phoenician alphabet and its equivalents in four modern alphabets. From left to right: Latin, Greek, Phoenician, Hebrew, Arabic.
Legend: In the middle column you'll find the original Phoenician letters, with their modern equivalents in other languages in the same row. Each Phoenician letter has its own color. Arrows also relate letters to their equivalents.

Uploaded by Jan van der Crabben. Original illustration by Zander Schubert.

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