The Origin of the Alphabet

1. The Problem — 2. The Letters and the Meaning of Their Names — 3. The Early "Canaanitic Alphabet" — 4 . The Didactic Tradition of Word-Sequences Representing the Letters of the Alphabet.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tur-Sinai, N. H.
Format: Print Article
In:JQR
Year: 1950, Volume: 41, Pages: 159-179
KeiBi Identifier:13:618
Description
Summary:1. The Problem — 2. The Letters and the Meaning of Their Names — 3. The Early "Canaanitic Alphabet" — 4 . The Didactic Tradition of Word-Sequences Representing the Letters of the Alphabet.