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Episode 15: Etruscans, Romans and a Modified Alphabet

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The Origin of the Greek Alphabet in the History of English

A writing tablet has been unearthed from an etruscan tomb near florence. It dates to around six 60 b c, and the letters are identical to those used in western greece. And they suggest that the etruscans borrowed the letters from the greeks initially in their exact same form. A clue as to the date of the inscription is the fact that the list of letters omits the final greek letter omega,. which appeared in the greek alphabet around six 60b c. Therefore, this etruscan tablet was likely created prior to that date, prior to six 60B c. The language apparently had no b sound bu, no d sound, du

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