the Phoenician alphabet

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:art_style right to left
gptkbp:characters consonantal letters
gptkbp:consists_of 22 letters
gptkbp:cultural_impact facilitated literacy and record-keeping
gptkbp:descendant Egyptian hieroglyphs
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Proto-Sinaitic_script
gptkbp:example early alphabetic writing
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Iron_Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Phoenician alphabet
gptkbp:influenced Greek alphabet
Latin alphabet
gptkbp:is_adopted_by gptkb:Hebrews
gptkb:Arameans
gptkb:Carthaginians
gptkb:Romans
Greeks
gptkbp:is_documented_in around 1050 BC
gptkbp:notable_feature lack of vowels
gptkbp:notable_for in religious texts
in ancient texts
in contracts
in educational materials
in historical records
in legal documents
in trade documents
in ancient manuscripts
in public monuments
on coins
in archaeological findings
in place names
in ancient literature
in pottery
in treaties
in ancient inscriptions
in ancient scrolls
in ancient writings
in cultural artifacts
in diplomatic correspondence
in historical artifacts
in inscriptions on statues
in inscriptions on tombs
in literary works
in monumental inscriptions
in personal names
in religious artifacts
in trade seals
gptkbp:related_to Semitic languages
gptkbp:replaced_by Aramaic script
gptkbp:significance foundation of many modern alphabets
gptkbp:spread_to Mediterranean trade routes
gptkbp:type gptkb:Maharaja
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Phoenicians
gptkbp:used_for gptkb:inscriptions
gptkbp:used_in trade and commerce
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Los_Cartagineses
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6