West Semitic scripts

West Semitic scripts are a group of writing systems used by ancient peoples in the Levant, including the Phoenicians and Hebrews. These scripts are characterized by their consonant-based alphabet, where each symbol generally represents a consonant sound, with vowels inferred. They evolved from earlier scripts like Egyptian hieroglyphs and share similarities with other Semitic scripts. Over time, they influenced many alphabets used today, including Latin and Arabic. West Semitic scripts played a crucial role in recording languages and facilitating communication across diverse ancient cultures in the Near East.