Many of us are interested in the Paleo Hebrew alphabet, also called Proto Hebrew, Ktav Ivrit and Phoenician.

I contend the writing system of the Millennium to be based on Ktav Ivrit, and using a grammar system which would harmonize with the Ancient writing style, though it may also
expand upon it.

A Talmudic theory states that the Torah, the 10 Devarim, etc were all given in the Ashuri script (a certain calligraphic scriptstyle for writing modern Babylonian "Hebrew
letters") which is of course totally baseless.

I'm happy to present the alphabet I've been referring to for a longer time with satisfaction.
The primary sounds of each letter is given, though it should be noted Teth can be used as a Tav, and in Scriptural Hebrew Shin is often used as a
Samek.

Here is a stylized abjad of the Ktav Ivrit letters, perhaps the best one out there, clearly showing us the defining shapes and features of each symbol.
Certain letters, like Wav, Chet, Yod, Lamed, Peh and Shin have larger degrees of variation in their shaping.

Here is a version I've edited to include the vocals from the Norwegian alphabet as tools for more precise defining of the sound-spectrum of Alef and Ayin.

Comment by Christian on February 20, 2010 at 10:18am

After the retun from Babylon, the block script gradually became the secular script.
The fate of the first script was like the name of YHWH - resigned for special occasions till it was forgotten.

I'm not very familiar with Sinaitic to be honest, but the primary idea I'm championing
is that there was indeed an original and sacred script - and like the block script, it would have merely different symbols, so that the text itself would maintain the same "consistency" - the words would have been written the same way, though the symbols would appear different.

I believe this hypothetical original script to be the same YHWH wrote the Commandments with, while conceding Hebrew in general functions as a vessel for divine communication in all or most it's varieties.

Comment by Lev/Christopher on February 20, 2010 at 9:59am

Was it extensive in Bar Kokba's time? I was under the impression that that the contemporary block script, which evolved in the Babylonian exile and perhaps before, was the predominant script at that time.

Is it not possible that Torah was written in Sinaitic? This Moses would have learned whilst in Midian for 40 years.

Comment by Christian on February 20, 2010 at 9:39am

Yes, what if - then we have a dead end.
However, Ktav Ivrit seems to be the script used for writing the first Torah, and continued in such use up until after Bar Kokba's time.

Why do we even think Hebrew will be the language of the Millennium?
But is it not a logical implication that it would be the language and writing the Messiah and the Patriarchs used?
The same writing YHWH wrote the 10 Commandments in, by His hand.
Though I will allow for it to be in greatly expanded form still harmonious with the ancient writing style