it had 22 consonants (and no vowels).
The Phoenician alphabet did not contain vowels.
It's really not similar at all. The Phoenician alphabet has 22 consonants and no vowels. The only similarity is that the English alphabet is a version of the Latin alphabet which was adapted from the Greek alphabet alphabet which was adapted from the Phoenician alphabet.
The Phoenician alphabet {on wikipedia}
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.
The Greek alphabet was based on the Phoenician alphabet.
Twenty-two.
It had 16 symbols, no vowels.
The Phoenician alphabet consisted of 22 symbols representing consonant sounds.
Phoenician - 22 letters, no vowels; Greek 16 letters including vowels.
Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to master.
The Phoenician alphabet is the oldest verified consonantal alphabet, dating to approximately 1200 BCE. The alphabet was used by the ancient civilization of Phoenicia and through their traveling and colonization came to widespread use. The Phoenician alphabet consisted of 22 letters, many of which form the basis of the greek alphabet and therefore the Latin and English alphabets currently in use.
Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to mast
the Phoenician alphabet had symbols to represent consonant sounds, like the alphabet we have now. Cuneiform has symbols to represent full words, not consonant sounds, so it's a lot harder to learn.
Those were very different. Cuneiform was hard to learn with many symbols. The Phoenician alphabet had 22 letters so it was easier to master.
The Phoenician alphabet was more efficient than cuneiform because it consisted of a small set of symbols representing individual sounds, making it easier to learn and use. Unlike cuneiform, which used hundreds of complex symbols to represent words and syllables, the Phoenician alphabet allowed for quicker and simpler writing.
The Greeks added eight extra letters and modified the symbols for the letters.
If they stood for a single word, it would not be alphabetic. An alphabet is comprised of a set of symbols each of which has a sound value, so a word is a combination of several symbols.