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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 Sinai Peninsula (2). The sign meant “joy” or “rejoice” to the Egyptians. In about 1000 BC, in Byblos and in other Phoenician and Canaanite centers, the sign was given a linear form (3), the source of all later forms. . . .
E is derived from the Greek letter epsilon which is much the same in appearance (Ε, ε) and function. In etymology, the Semitic hê probably first represented a praying or calling human figure (hillul jubilation), and was probably based on a similar Egyptian hieroglyph that was pronounced and used quite differently.
How did I manag to us th lttr in th txt abov? Coz I snaffld that info from anothr wbsit in a big copy and past motion. In othr words I stol it.
This is boring. I nd a nw topic and a nw computr. Ths ons giving m th shits.
At th vry last it is tim to gt an xtrnal kyboard.
Oh, and to wish my bautiful cousin a vry happy birthday. I can't writ hr nam though coz it is full of that psky lttr I no longr hav!!! Buggr.
LOL :-)
ReplyDeleteHere's to finding e!
SSG xxx
You are funneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! xx
ReplyDeleterofl! I love how in literacy we make more estimate than read words as I could read this post perfectly..despite it being void of E! (and I never realised just how important it was until now :) )
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