ABSTRACT
One would think the letter S would be the early representation of the snake, but that would be incorrect. The credit goes to the N. N’s roots were squiggled in the sands of Ancient Egypt as the glyph for the snake. Something slippery happened when it was transferred to the early Semites. They originally called it the Nahash, which also meant snake, but its appearance was short lived, and was changed to what the Phoenicians called the Nun, which symbolized fish. Maybe the fish was a little more important or palatable to a seafaring culture than a snake?
