sanskrit was the first alphabet

[jivatman]

In this thread
http://www.bring4th.org/forums/showthread.php?tid=4984

I conjectured that Chinese is also a sacred language, but differently from Sanskrit. In the case of Chinese, it is the script itself that is ancient, first appearing on oracle bones (clearly a sacred use) and later on sacred ritual bronze artifacts. In the modern script the characters are slightly adapted to be easier to write with a brush, but the seal script is still used for many official and ceremonial purposes.

Spoken Chinese didn't have a stable, standardized spoken form modern times, just as written Sanskrit didn't have a stable, standardized written form until modern times.
Note that in China, calligraphy of the script is esteemed, in fact it is considered the highest form of art. In Sanskrit, of course, it is spoken sounds that are esteemed, rather than the script.