proto-Sinaitic

adjective

pro·​to-Sinaitic
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: of or relating to an early Semitic alphabet known only from fragmentary inscriptions from Sarabit el Khadem in the Sinai peninsula and thought to date from about 1500 b.c.

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“Proto-Sinaitic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proto-Sinaitic. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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