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In the Path of the Alphabet

In the Path of the Alphabet

by Frances JERMAIN ( - 1905)

Language: we all use it and few of us think about the form it takes on the page. But how did the transmittal of ideas in written form evolve from Egyptian hieroglyphics to the ABCs in use in most countries around the world today? This work, written by a librarian and scholar, draws on previously published works and also direct correspondence with archaeologists still uncovering secrets in Egypt and Mesopotamia. Her death left this work unfinished, but others were able to polish it for publication. - Summary by Lynne Thompson


Archaic Libraries

Babylonian Contributions

Cuneiform Inscriptions

Egyptian Hieroglyphics

Mesopotamian Influence

Phonetism

Preface

Proto-Medic Alphabet

Syllabism

The Chaldean Field

The Tel-El-Amarna Letters

Zoroaster and Mahomet