Wadi el-Hol inscriptions

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The Wadi el-Hol inscriptions are a set of early alphabetic carvings found in Egypt’s Western Desert that are considered among the oldest known examples of the Proto-Sinaitic/Proto-Canaanite script and a key milestone in the development of the alphabet.

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