A new alphabetic system was apparently discovered in north Syria. It can be the oldest alphabet known. Dated at 2400BC.
Till now it was assumed that the first alphabet was derived from the Egyptian hieroglyphs, while later it's modification appeared in Sinai and from there to Levant Phoenicia. This alphabet from ancient Syria is older than the Proto-Sinaitic one. This can change our understanding how and when alphabetic systems emerged and evolved.
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