फॉनिशियन लिपि

Alternative theories Edit According to a 1904 theory by Theodor Nöldeke, some of the letter names were changed in Phoenician from the Proto-Canaanite script.[dubious ] This includes: gaml "throwing stick" to gimel "camel" digg "fish" to dalet "door" hll "jubilation" to he "window" ziqq "manacle" to zayin "weapon" naḥš "snake" to nun "fish" piʾt "corner" to pe "mouth" šimš "sun" to šin "tooth" Other researchers, such as Prof. Yigael Yadin, went to great lengths to prove that they actually were tools of war, similar to the original drawings.[17] Prof. Aron Demsky from Bar Ilan University showed that there were sequences of letters with close meanings, proving the correct reading of the drawings.[18] In later research, it was postulated that the alphabet is actually two complete lists, the first dealing with land agriculture and activity, and the second dealing with water, sea and fishing.[19][20] Numerals Unicode Derived alphabets Surviving examples See also Notes