Phoenician script

The Phoenician script is an ancient writing system used by the Phoenicians around 1050-150 BCE. It consists of 22 consonant symbols, making it one of the earliest alphabets that focused on individual sounds rather than ideas or symbols. This alphabet was the basis for many modern scripts, including Greek and Latin. Phoenician writing was usually inscribed on stone, metal, and papyrus for trade, record-keeping, and communication across the Mediterranean. Its simplicity and adaptability helped spread literacy and influenced the development of alphabetic systems used worldwide today.