Tab. I, p. 64. The heading beneath the title reads:
Punicum. Pelasgium. Oscan. Arcadium. Galli antiqi. Phoenicium. Hebr. antiq. sive Samaritanum.
In English:
- Punic (the language/alphabet of Carthage)
- Pelasgian (a pre-Greek people mentioned in classical sources)
- Oscan (an ancient Italic language of southern Italy)
- Arcadian (an ancient Greek regional script)
- Ancient Gaulish
- Phoenician
- Ancient Hebrew, or Samaritan
The table then compares the forms of letters across these ancient alphabets. Along the left margin appear Latin-letter equivalents:
A, B, G (Gamma), D, E, V, Z, H, Th, I, K, L, M, N, S, etc.
Each column shows how the corresponding letter was written in the different ancient scripts.
| Letter | Punicum/Pelasgian | Oscan | Arcadian | Galli antiq. | Phoenician/Hebrew/Samaritan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Λ | Λ Λ | Λ | Λ Λ Λ | 𐤀 𐤁 𐤂 𐤃 𐤄 𐤅 𐤆 (etc.) |
| B | 𐤁 (curved) | 𐤁 𐤂 | 𐤁 | 𐤁 𐤁 𐤁 | 𐤁 𐤂 𐤃 𐤄 … |
| Gh | 𐤂 | 𐤂 | GH. Χ | 𐤂 𐤂 | … |
| D | 4 | C. > | 𐤃 𐤃 | … | |
| E | Χ | 𐤃 𐤃 | 𐤃 | 𐤄 𐤄 𐤄 | … |
| V | 9 9 𐤅 | V V | F 𐤁 | V V | … |
| Z | 9 | d | … | ||
| H | □ | Θ Θ | □ 𐤁 | H | … |
| Th | 2 | O | Th Θ Θ | … | |
| I | 𐤆 𐤇 | I I | I I | I | … |
| K | complex symbol | X X | K | … | |
| L | 𐤈 | J J | J | L L | … |
| M | 𐤉 | M | M M | M M M | … |
| N | Θ | N H | H | N N | … |
| S | 𐤊 𐤋 | 𐤋 𐤋 | S S | … |
Source
De Bry, Johannes Israel & De Bry, Theodor. Alphabeta et Characteres. 1569. Plate: Alphabeta Antiqua. Comparative table of Punic, Pelasgian, Oscan, Arcadian, Gaulish, Phoenician, and Ancient Hebrew/Samaritan alphabets.
