In turn, the ancestor of aleph may have been a pictogram of an ox head in proto-Sinaitic script influenced by Egyptian hieroglyphs, styled as a triangular head with two horns extended.
ɪn tˈɜːn, ðɪ ˈænsɛstɚɹ ʌv ˈælɛf mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn ɐ pˈɪktəɡɹˌæm əvən ˈɑːks hˈɛd ɪn pɹˈoʊɾoʊsɪnˈeɪɾɪk skɹˈɪpt ˈɪnfluːənst baɪ ɪdʒˈɪpʃən hˈaɪɚɹəɡlˌɪfz, stˈaɪld æz ɐ tɹaɪˈæŋɡjʊlɚ hˈɛd wɪð tˈuː hˈɔːɹnz ɛkstˈɛndᵻd.