The Origin of our Alphabet
Developed into cuneiform in Sumeria, ca. 2500 BCE
Egyptians adopted the notion of using symbols to represent syllables, also in 3rd milennium BCE
Phoenicians adapt Egyptian system
Greeks adapt Phoenician system, ca. 900 BCE
Romans adapt Greek system, ca. 600 BCE
Anglo-Saxons use Roman system to write English, 7th C CE (600s)