Nova A to Z: The First Alphabet (Season 47, Episode 11)
TV-G
TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

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Nova

A to Z: The First Alphabet (Season 47, Episode 11)

TV-G

TV Episode | 52 min | Documentary

Researchers uncover the evolution of writing and the story of the alphabet, dating back to millennia, old carvings in an Egyptian turquoise mine.

Director

Writer

Producers

Kristine Allington | Michael H. Amundson | Ari Daniel | Caitlin Saks | Hugh Sington

Composer

Philip Sheppard

Editors

Michael H. Amundson | David Potter

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 23, 2020

Release date

Sep 23, 2020 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 22 wins & 63 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
12 cast members

Name	Known for
Jeannette Robinson Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	Wolfstride (2021)
Yasmin El Shazly Self - Egyptologist Self - Egyptologist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Lydia Wilson Self - Historian Self - Historian See fewer	Equinox (1986)
Brody Neuenschwander Self - Calligrapher Self - Calligrapher See fewer	Casanova (2005)
Yidumduma Bill Harney Self Self See fewer	Sounds and Visions of Dreamtime (2005)
Günter Dreyer Self - Egyptologist Self - Egyptologist See fewer	Planet Egypt (2011)
Irving Finkel Self - Philologist and Assyriologist Self - Philologist and Assyriologist See fewer	Dixie (III)
Orly Goldwasser Self - Egyptologist Self - Egyptologist See fewer	Patterns of Evidence: Moses Controversy (2019)
Yongsheng Chen Self Self See fewer	Nova (1974)
Pierre Tallet Self - Egyptologist Self - Egyptologist See fewer	The Egyptian Job (2011)
Ahmad Al-Jallad Self - Philologist Self - Philologist See fewer	Nova (1974)
Ludo Hughes Egyptian Priest (voice) Egyptian Priest (voice) See fewer	Nova (1974)

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