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▽Language Log ●11/22 08:43 Earliest alphabetNovember 21, 2024 @ 4:57 pm · Filed by Victor Mair under Alphabets, Language and archeology, Writing systems"Oldest Alphabet Discovered in Ancient Syrian Tomb Redefines History of Writing", by Chrissy Newton, Debrief (November 21, 2024)A research team at Johns Hopkins University has discovered evidence of the world’s oldest alphabetic writing, carved onto finger-length clay cy
