Phoenician Unicode Characters page 1

The Phoenician block contains characters used in the Phoenician script, an ancient alphabet used by the Phoenician civilization in the Mediterranean region from around the 12th to 2nd centuries BCE. The Phoenician alphabet is significant for its role in the development of later alphabetic scripts, including the Greek and Latin alphabets. The script consists of 22 consonantal letters, with no representation of vowels. This block includes all the letters used in the Phoenician script, which was used for trade, diplomacy, and religious texts throughout the Phoenician world. The Phoenician script is often considered the ancestor of many modern alphabets..