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1. Italic Script

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   | $\text{9}$ | San | /s/ | Distinct from the Etruscan sampi ($\text{M}$). |
   The Oscan use of the numeral '9' (San) for /s/ is unique among Italic scripts and is hypothesized by some paleographers to have derived from a Phoenician numeral system introduced via maritime trade routes rather than directly from Etruscan phonology [4].
   Umbrian Script

2. Italic Script

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   Transmission and Legacy
   The ultimate historical significance of the Italic scripts lies in their role as the direct progenitor of the Latin alphabet. As Rome assimilated the Italian peninsula, the Latin script gradually triumphed, largely by simplifying the orthography of its neighbors, particularly by rejecting redundant characters.
   The Roman adaptation systematically excluded several Italic symbols: