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Phoenician Samekh

Phoenician Samekh

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Construction note

A geometric impression of an archaic Phoenician letter.

About this symbol

Meaning: Samekh (sound “s”), from a pictograph of a support or fish.
Culture / origin: Phoenicia (Levant)
Era: From c. 1050 BCE
Historical context: The 22-letter Phoenician abjad spread by sea trade and became the ancestor of the Greek, Latin, Hebrew and Arabic scripts.

Public-domain ancient script.

Tags

phoenicianalphabetsemiticancient

SVG source

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