Egipski kontekst wynalezienia alfabetu (inskrypcje z Serabit Al-Chadim oraz Wadi Al-Hôl)

Przemysław Nowogórski

doi:10.21697/sc.2015.22.01

Published: 2016-09-20

Vol. 22 (2015)

Egyptian Context of the Beginnings of the Alphabet

Przemysław Nowogórski

Saeculum Christianum. Historical Writings

Section: Rozprawy i Artykuły

https://doi.org/10.21697/sc.2015.22.01

Abstract

The article presents the beginnings of alphabetic writing in Sinai (Serabit al-Chadim) in the context of the Egyptian hieroglyphic writing and the subsequent early alphabetic inscriptions from Wadi al-Hôl (Egypt) and Wadi Arava (Israel). In the light of the present state of research it can be concluded that the oldest alphabet (type: abgad) was established Semites working in the copper mines in Sinai under the rule of Egypt, probably in the nineteenth century BC. Direct effects on Semitic alphabetic writing had Egyptian hieroglyphs. Discovered in recent years alphabetic inscriptions in the Wadi al-Hôl and Wadi Arava turned out to be younger than the Sinaic inscriptions and are another element in the early development of alphabetic writing

Keywords:

archaeology, hieroglyphs, alphabet, Egypt, Sinai Peninsula

Przemysław Nowogórski

wydawnictwo@uksw.edu.pl

Affiliation:

WNHiS UKSW, Warszawa Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

dr Przemysław Nowogórski – archeolog i historyk, specjalizujący się w archeologii i historii starożytnego Izraela (zwłaszcza okres rzymski) oraz początkach i rozwoju pisma alfabetycznego.

Egyptian Context of the Beginnings of the Alphabet

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