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The Origin of the Letter “E”

February 17, 2008 – 9:27 am

The Encyclopedia Britannica reports what is speculated to be the origin of the letter “E” in our modern alphabet: The letter E may have started as a picture sign of a man with arms upraised, as in Egyptian hieroglyphic writing (1) and in a very early Semitic writing used in about 1500 BC on the [...]

By Bryce Haymond | Posted in Practices, Texts | Also tagged egyptian, etymology, hieroglyph, letter e, origin, prayer circle, signs, uplifted hands | Comments (3)

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