L ong before the “A, B, C Song” — built upon the Latin alphabet — and the alphas, betas and gammas of Ancient Greek, cultures around the world were communicating with one another.

The comb measures just 3.5 by 2.5 centimeters (roughly 1.38 by 1 inches), with teeth on both sides, although only the bases remain; the rest of the teeth were likely broken long ago.

An ancient lice comb, believed to be from around 1700 BCE, has on it the oldest known sentence written in first alphabet. Dafna Gazit, Israel Antiquities Authority 2022-11-12T12:07:28Z ...

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