The 25-Character Alphabet

Fad, the head of the Planetary Prince's Council on Knowledge and Dissemination, introduced a 25-character alphabet to the peoples of Dalamatia approximately 500,000 years ago. This was the first writing system on Urantia and the foundation of all subsequent human literacy. Fad's council promoted reading, writing, and the spread of information as the keys to cultural advancement. The alphabet was used alongside a system of written numerals. Though this original system was lost after the rebellion, it initiated the long development that eventually led to the Phoenician and all modern alphabets.