Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to master.
Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to mast
It was an alphabet, which accurately defined speech sounds. Cunieform was syllabic which produced 'grunt' bites lacking accuracy.
No, they invented an alphabet from which the Greek, Latin and today's alphabets descended.
They developed an alphabet to impr0ve on the cuneiform writing system.
The Phoenicians developed an alphabet of 22 symbols because it allowed for simpler and more efficient writing compared to cuneiform, which had hundreds of characters. The Phoenician alphabet was easier to learn and use, making it ideal for trade and communication purposes.
The Phoenicians improved upon the Sumerian invention by when the Sumerians invented the first writing system (symbols and cuneiform) the Phoenicians invented the alphabet which was easier.
the phoenician's is more simplified
The Sumerians (4000-2500) BC created Cuneiform. They used a stylus to write on soft clay. [The Phoenicians created 22 symbols of the alphabet- which was later adopted by the Greeks who added vowels (it became the alphabet we use today) ]
As merchants, the Phoenicians needed a simple to ease the burden of keeping records. They therefore replaced the cumbersome cuneiform alphabet of 550 characters with a phonetic alphabet, based on distinct sounds, consisting of 22 characters. After further alterations by the Greeks and Romans, this alphabet became this one we use today!
The Greeks did not invent the alphabet. The alphabet was invented by the Phoenicians; the Greeks merely adapted the Phoenician alphabet to their own language.The Phoenician alphabet was originally a syllabary, but because of sound changes in the language it evolved into an alphabet.
The Phoenician alphabet was the basis for the Hebrew alphabet as well as the Greek alphabet. The Phoenician alphabet developed from the Proto-Canaanite alphabet, during the 15th century BCE. Before that, the Phoenicians wrote with a cuneiform script.
One is alphabetic, the other syllabic.
yes
Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to master.