Phoenicians

Phoenician Letters

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Phoenician alphabet

Phoenician alphabet letters

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This image of the Phoenician alphabet shows details of the letters used. For the origin of this alphabet and other alphabets, see the origin discussion.

The Greek and Latin vowels were formed from these letters in the Phoenician alphabet:  A -- aleph,  E -- he,  I -- yodh,  O -- ayin,  U -- waw.

An in-depth account of how -- and why -- the alphabet came into being is seen in Phoenicians: Lebanon's Epic Heritage.  

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