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The alphabet descends from Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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Is it true that the alphabet descends from Egyptian hieroglyphs?

Yes. Two reference sources state that the first alphabetic script (Proto-Sinaitic) descended from Egyptian hieroglyphs and was later modified into the Phoenician alphabet, from which later alphabets descend.

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Egyptian hieroglyphs
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Egyptian hieroglyphs. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_hieroglyphs

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Wikipedia: Alphabet
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Wikipedia: Alphabet. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphabet

Simple English Wikipedia: History of the alphabet
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Simple English Wikipedia: History of the alphabet. (n.d.). simple.wikipedia.org. https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_alphabet

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