User talk:Temerarius/Early Alphabetic

Q
I think the common wisdom about qoph, that it's a needle and thread, is well supported. The proto sinaitic q that is claimed to be a monkey, sometimes it looks less like a monkey and more like one of these. https://imgur.com/a/AjoMyNz from https://archive.org/details/ERA42/page/n149/mode/2up?view=theater I know of one inscription where it does look like a monkey, but I'm not sure that's so widespread. If it were inkwell, that'd be like a pared down version of hiero number Y3 𓏞 scribe's gear. However, the fact that these examples of ink trays are symmetrical and the qophs aren't may speak against this idea. Temerarius (talk) 17:05, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

"The Formation of the Alphabet" ostraka
"The Formation of the Alphabet" ostraka – WOW! They are amazing. Were they discovered in an Archaeologial excavation? פעמי-עליון (pʿmy-ʿlywn) - talk 12:03, 22 February 2024 (UTC)