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The Phrygian alphabet was an ancient writing system used in west-central Anatolia, dating back to the 8th century BCE. It was derived from the Phoenician alphabet and is related to, but distinct from, the Greek alphabet. Old Phrygian texts, often cultic in nature, were found at sites like Gordion and Midas City. Later Neo-Phrygian texts from the 1st and 2nd centuries CE were curse formulas written in the Greek alphabet. The Phrygian language itself is an Indo-European language that does not share features with the Anatolian language group, suggesting a later migration into the region.12

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  2. Anatolia - Phrygia from c. 1180 to 700 bce
  3. Phoenicia: Top Questions
  4. alphabet - Greek alphabet

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