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ARYAN ORIGIN OF THE ALPHABET
Cadmean Formello. | Phœnician "Semitic." | Greek. | Roman. | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | A | A | A Alpha | A |
2. | B | B | B Beta | B |
3. | G | G | G Gamma | C |
4. | D | D | D Delta | D |
5. | E | E | E E-psilon | E |
6. | F | U, Y, V, F | (F) | F |
7. | Z | Z | ZZeta | G |
8. | H | H, Kh. | H (E) Eta | H |
9. | Th | Th | Th Theta | — |
10. | I | I | I I-ota | I |
11. | K | K | K Kappa | K |
12. | L | L | L Lambda | L |
13. | M | M | M Mu | M |
14. | N | N | N Nu | N |
15. | Xi or S | S | Xi Xi | — |
16. | O | O | O O-micron | O |
17. | P | P | P Pi | P |
18. | Sh | Ṣ | — | — |
19. | Q | Q | — | Q |
20. | R | R | R Rho | R |
21. | S | Sh | S Sigma | S |
22. | T | T | T Tau | T |
23. | U | — | U Upsilon | U, V, W |
24. | X(+) | — | X Chi | X |
25. | Ph(W) | — | Ph Phi | Y |
26. | Ps (A, I, X) | — | Ps Psi O-mega | Z |
or Roman alphabets there is a repeated sequence of the letters as vowels, labials, gutturals and dentals. This sequence is well displayed by Professor Petrie, in arranging the letters on a square table like the old "Horn-book" board for teaching children their ABC. This arrangement is