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If you lump abjads and alphabets together, the Ugaritic alphabet represents another invention of an alphabet. Instead of being derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs, it's derived from cuneiform. Old Persian cuneiform, another invention, is also largely alphabetic, with only 9 of the 22 consonants being routinely written in forms that also include a vowel.



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