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Copper keychain engraved with original Proto-Sinaitic Script
WHY WE LOVE IT
A keychain with a history: handcrafted by a Lebanese craftsman in copper, this keyring incorporates the first known symbols representing the 22 consonants of the alphabet.
As a unisex keyring, it makes an affordable and unique gift for any lover of history, as well as an eco friendly gift thanks to it´s environmentally low impact production process.
This keyring uses the Proto-Sinaitic script as it´s motif, a script considered to be the first alphabetic writing system.
Unique symbols stood for single consonants and the script was written from right to left. It is believed that it was spread by Phoenician maritime merchants from parts of today´s modern Lebanon, Syria, Palestine and Israel. This is what is known as a consonantal alphabet, also called an abjad, as it consisted of consonants made up of 22 symbols, simple enough for ordinary traders to learn and draw, making its use much more accessible and widespread than previous hieroglyphic Egyptian alphabets on which this script was based.
In 750 BC, the Greeks added vowels to the Phoenician alphabet and this evolved combination is regarded as the initial true alphabet.
The keyring is handcrafted by a Lebanese craftsman in copper.
The key chain measures:
Metric: The full drop from chain to motif is 7cm,
and the motif measures 3.5cm diameter
or
Imperial: The full drop from chain to motif is 23⁄4",
and the motif measures 13⁄8".