The Early AlphabetUniversity of California Press, 1 janv. 1990 - 64 pages 00 In this generously illustrated book, John Healey outlines the basic principles of the early alphabet and describes the first attempts at alphabetic writing in the Semitic languages. In this generously illustrated book, John Healey outlines the basic principles of the early alphabet and describes the first attempts at alphabetic writing in the Semitic languages. |
Table des matières
Preface page | 6 |
First Attempts at Alphabetic Writing | 16 |
Consolidation of the Alphabet and Export to the West | 27 |
Alphabetic Scripts in the Late Antique Middle East | 42 |
Towards the Arabic Alphabet | 49 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
11th century BC abecedary Akkadian alphabetic writing ancient Arabian script Arabic alphabet Aramaeans Aramaic language Aramaic script Assyrians basic became Byblos consonantal alphabet consonants cuneiform alphabet cursive forms derived direction of writing earliest early Greek Edessa Egypt Egyptian eighth century BC estrangelā Ethiopic Etruscan example formal script Greek alphabet Greek script Hebrew and Aramaic Hebrew script inscriptions invention Jewish later Latin script letter-order Mandaic Mesopotamia Moabite modern monumental Nabataean Nabataean script need to represent original pictograph Palestine Palmyra Palmyrene papyrus Persian Phoenician alphabet Phoenician and Hebrew Phoenician script Proto-Canaanite Proto-Sinaitic represent vowels right to left Romans Samaritan script developed Semitic languages Semitic scripts seventh century BC signs sixth century BC sounds South Arabian alphabet South Arabian script southern syllabic Syriac script texts tradition Ugaritic alphabet vowels West Semitic words writing systems вс אוֹ الله با ܡܢ