Byblos Syllabary: Found on a few stone inscriptions in Byblos, Lebanon, dating to around 1800–1500 BCE, the Byblos script (or Proto-Byblian) consists of 20–30 abstract signs arranged in linear sequences. Initially thought to be an early form of Phoenician, it now appears unrelated to known Semitic scripts. Some researchers suggest it may be a syllabary used for a local Canaanite language. However, with only a handful of short inscriptions and no bilingual text, decipherment remains elusive. Its unique symbols and uncertain linguistic affiliation make it a puzzling outlier in the development of Near Eastern writing.
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