The Petries discovered curious signs on the side of a mine at Serabit el-Khadim and recognized them as an alphabet.
Sources
- Who Invented the Alphabet? (smithsonianmag.com)
- https://cojs.org/serabit_el-khadem/ (cojs.org)
- https://www.penn.museum/sites/expedition/the-alphabet/ (penn.museum)
- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-egypt-inscription-bible-moses-serabit-el-khadim (nationalgeographic.com)
- https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2014/assyria-to-iberia/blog/posts/alphabet (metmuseum.org)
- https://www.ancient-origins.net/artifacts-ancient-writings/latin-alphabet-0016671 (ancient-origins.net)
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