Re: Ancient writing systems
- From: Bart Mathias <mathias@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:47:02 -1000
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
On Apr 21, 2:54 pm, CatalinaIslandView <isla...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Peter T. Daniels wrote:
On Apr 21, 1:19 pm, CatalinaIslandView <isla...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
What was (were) the first logographic writing system(s)? I have been
trying to do some research on my own and am stuck at Proto-Canaanite
and Proto-Sinaitic (wouldn't the second come first?) Anyway, I am
confused and would welcome anyone who could simplify the topic a bit.
The first known logographic (logosyllabic) writing system is the
Sumerian.
The other known ones are Chinese and Maya.
Neither Proto-Sinaitic nor its descendant (Proto-)Canaanite is
logographic.
Yes, sorry. Acrophonic. What would then be the first known alphabet?
The only alphabet ever invented is the Greek. All the others (the list
isn't long: Etruscan, a handful of Italic ones, Roman, Coptic,
Gothic,Armenian, Georgian, Glagolitic, Cyrillic, "Caucasian Albanian")
have descended from it or (runes, ogham) from its offspring Roman.
One more thing I didn't know! Where would I be able to learn about the descent of hankul?
Bart Mathias
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