A 2,700-year-old Etruscan abecedary

The Marsiliana d'Albegna alphabet is an Etruscan abecedary discovered near Grosseto. Dating from the 7th century BC, it is inscribed from right to left on a wax tablet and contains 26 letters. This reference example includes five vowels, twenty-two letters of Phoenician origin and four letters specific to the Greek alphabet.