イロハ



Oracle bone, late Shang dynasty (ca. 1200-1050 BC)

イ（杖）

古代エジプトの "was-sceptre" と呼ばれる杖に似ています。


Stele of Ushumgal and Shara-igizi-Abzu, probably from Umma (modern Jokha), 2900-2700 BC

ロ（くち）

ヒエログリフの「口（くち）」は、のちのコプト語のサヒード方言では ro と綴られます。



Fresco from Akrotiri (Santorini), 17th century BC

ハ


Oracle bone, China, Shang dynasty (ca. 1200-1050 BC)

Tablet (P006079), Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), ca. 3200-3000 BC

Tablet (P006040), Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), ca. 3200-3000 BC

ア



References:

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2120051211338259&set=pcb.2120053074671406
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/329079
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Zde/Frescoes_from_Akrotiri
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_OA-172
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/6079
https://cdli.earth/artifacts/6040

January 14, 2025   Takahiko Nakagawa