How Egyptian Hieroglyphs Influenced Modern Alphabets

Name: How Egyptian Hieroglyphs Influenced Modern Alphabets
Uploaded: 2020-10-08T14:41:51Z
Duration: P236S
Description: Almost all the letters of the Latin alphabet are derived from the hieroglyphs that the Canaanites of Serabit chose to represent the sounds of their tongue.

Clip: Season 47 Episode 13 | 3m 56s | Video has closed captioning.

Almost all the letters of the Latin alphabet are derived from the hieroglyphs that the Canaanites of Serabit chose to represent the sounds of their tongue.

Aired: 09/23/20

Rating: NR

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