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In the course of early human development, there appeared the distinct need to write. To protect thoughts and ideas and tasks from the passing of time, to remember and keep for posterity. Oral tradition was never as precise, and not immortal. But written things were. This is why the earliest human history is marked by a quest to create the ideal writing system, with which to protect knowledge. Thus, the development of alphabets marks one of the most significant advancements in human history, shaping the way societies communicate, preserve knowledge, and transmit culture. How did they come to be? And which civilization was the first to write? Ancient Alphabets and the Desire to Write Before the invention of writing, oral