Who created the alphabet first Phoenicians or mesotopians?

The first alphabet was developed by the Phoenicians around 1500 BCE. It consisted of 22 letters, each representing a consonant sound. The Phoenician alphabet was based on earlier writing systems, such as the Egyptian hieroglyphics and the cuneiform script of Mesopotamia. However, the Phoenician alphabet was the first to use a purely alphabetic system, with each letter representing a single sound. The Phoenician alphabet was adopted by many other cultures, including the Greeks and the Romans, and eventually became the foundation for the majority of the world's alphabets.