So, Who Came Up With the Alphabet?

The origin of the alphabet is more mysterious than you think.

History & Culture So, Who Came Up With the Alphabet? The alphabet has been a work-in-progress going back as far as ancient Egypt. Not too much is known about these mysterious original scripts, except they're likely adapted from Egyptian hieroglyphs. But we still have no idea who wrote them... READ NOW Advertisement READ THESE The Letter That Disappeared From Middle English Key Events in the History of the English Language What Did Old English Sound Like? You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Today I Learned newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here A Dotdash Brand 1500 Broadway, 6th Floor, New York, NY, 10036 © 2017 Dotdash - All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.