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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Bosančica

Alphabet1
11 c. CE - 19 c. CE1


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Bosančica

Languagescitation needed

Serbo-Croatian

Places1

Bosnia and southern Croatia (Dubrovnik and central Dalmatia)

Abecedary1

Letter forms are highly variable.

Bo01
Bosančica letter A
Bo02
Bosančica letter B
Bo_02
Bosančica letter V
Bo03
Bosančica letter G
Bo04
Bosančica letter D
Bo05
Bosančica letter E
Bo22.1
Bosančica letter Ž
Bo_03
Bosančica letter Dz
Bo07
Bosančica letter Z
Bo08
Bosančica letter I
Bo_04
Bosančica letter Đ/Ć
Bo11
Bosančica letter K
Bo12
Bosančica letter L
Bo_05
Bosančica letter Lj
Bo13
Bosančica letter M
Bo14
Bosančica letter N
Bo_06
Bosančica letter Nj
Bo16
Bosančica letter O
Bo18
Bosančica letter P
Bo21
Bosančica letter R
Bo22.3
Bosančica letter S
Bo24.0
Bosančica letter T
Bo_07
Bosančica letter U
Bo24.2
Bosančica letter F
Bo24.3
Bosančica letter H
Bo33
Bosančica letter Ot
Bo_08
Bosančica letter Ć/Št/Šć
Bo15
Bosančica letter C
Bo19
Bosančica letter Č
Bo22.0
Bosančica letter Š
Bo_1
Bosančica Soft Sign
Bo_09
Bosančica letter Jat
Bo_10
Bosančica letter Ju

Epigraphy2

Bo_Epi01

Herzegovina Gospel. c. 14 c. CE. Dovolja Monastery, Montenegro. (Description - here)

Script comparison1,3-6

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Logography
            
32 c. BCE - 4 c. CE
EH01
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
EH02
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
EH03
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
EH04
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
EH05
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
EH06
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
EH07
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
EH08
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
EH09
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
EH10
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
EH11
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
EH12
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
EH13
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
EH14
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
EH15
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
EH16
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
EH18
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
EH19
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
EH20
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
EH21
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
EH22
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
EH24
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
Early Cyrillic (Parent)
Alphabet
893 CE - 18 c. CE
ECy01.0
Early Cyrillic letter Azŭ
ECy_05
Early Cyrillic letter Jerŭ
ECy_07
Early Cyrillic letter Jerĭ
ECy02.1
Early Cyrillic letter Buky
ECy02.0
Early Cyrillic letter Vědě
ECy03.0
Early Cyrillic letter Glagoli
ECy04
Early Cyrillic letter Dobro
ECy05.1
Early Cyrillic letter Estŭ
ECy06.1
Early Cyrillic letter Ižica
ECy_01-1-
Early Cyrillic letter Dzělo (majuscule)
ECy_02_
Early Cyrillic letter Zemlja
ECy08.0
Early Cyrillic letter Iže
ECy09-1
Early Cyrillic letter Fita
ECy10.0
Early Cyrillic letter I
ECy11
Early Cyrillic letter Kako
ECy12-1
Early Cyrillic letter Ljudije
ECy13
Early Cyrillic letter Myslite
ECy14
Early Cyrillic letter Našĭ
ECy15
Early Cyrillic letter Ksi
ECy19.0
Early Cyrillic letter Ci
ECy16
Early Cyrillic letter Onŭ
ECy18
Early Cyrillic letter Pokoi
ECy19.2-1_
Early Cyrillic letter Črĭvĭ
ECy20
Early Cyrillic letter Kopa
ECy21
Early Cyrillic letter Rĭci
ECy22.3
Early Cyrillic letter Slovo
ECy22.1
Early Cyrillic letter Živěte
ECy22.0
Early Cyrillic letter Ša
ECy24.0
Early Cyrillic letter Tvrĭdo
ECy24.2
Early Cyrillic letter Frĭtŭ
ECy24.3
Early Cyrillic letter Xěrŭ
ECy_16
Early Cyrillic letter Psi
ECy33
Early Cyrillic letter Otŭ
Old Permic (Sibling)
Alphabet
1372 CE - 17 c. CE
OP01
Old Permic letter An
OP_05
Old Permic letter Er
OP02.0
Old Permic letter Ver
OP03
Old Permic letter Gai
OP04
Old Permic letter Doi
OP05
Old Permic letter E
OP07
Old Permic letter Zata
OP08.0
Old Permic letter Vôi
OP09
Old Permic letter Chery
OP10
Old Permic letter I
OP11
Old Permic letter Koke
OP12
Old Permic letter Lei
OP13
Old Permic letter Menö
OP14
Old Permic letter Nenö
OP15
Old Permic letter Shoi
OP18
Old Permic letter Pei
OP21
Old Permic letter Rei
OP22.3
Old Permic letter Sii
OP22.1b
Old Permic letter Zhoi
OP22.2
Old Permic letter Shchoi
OP24
Old Permic letter Tai
OP24.2
Old Permic letter Bur
OP33
Old Permic letter O
OP33-1
Old Permic letter O0
Modern Cyrillic (Sibling)
Alphabet
18 c. CE - Present
Cy01.0
Modern Cyrillic letter A (majuscule)
Cy01.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter A (minuscule)
Cy_05
Modern Cyrillic Hard Sign (majuscule)
Cy_05a
Modern Cyrillic Hard Sign (minuscule)
Cy_07
Modern Cyrillic Soft Sign (majuscule)
Cy_07a
Modern Cyrillic Soft Sign (minuscule)
Cy02.1
Modern Cyrillic letter Be (majuscule)
Cy02.1a
Modern Cyrillic letter Be (minuscule)
Cy02.0
Modern Cyrillic letter Ve (majuscule)
Cy02.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter Ve (minuscule)
Cy03.0
Modern Cyrillic letter Ge (majuscule)
Cy03.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter Ge (minuscule)
Cy04
Modern Cyrillic letter De (majuscule)
Cy04a
Modern Cyrillic letter De (minuscule)
Cy05.0
Modern Cyrillic letter E (majuscule)
Cy05.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter E (minuscule)
Cy06.0
Modern Cyrillic letter U (majuscule)
Cy06.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter U (minuscule)
Cy07
Modern Cyrillic letter Ze (majuscule)
Cy07a
Modern Cyrillic letter Ze (minuscule)
Cy08.0
Modern Cyrillic letter I (majuscule)
Cy08.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter I (minuscule)
Cy08.1
Modern Cyrillic letter short I (majuscule)
Cy08.1a
Modern Cyrillic letter short I (minuscule)
Cy10.0
Modern Cyrillic letter I (majuscule)
Cy10.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter I (minuscule)
Cy10.1
Modern Cyrillic letter Je (majuscule)
Cy10.1a
Modern Cyrillic letter Je (minuscule)
Cy11
Modern Cyrillic letter Ka (majuscule)
Cy11a
Modern Cyrillic letter Ka (minuscule)
Cy12
Modern Cyrillic letter El (majuscule)
Cy12a
Modern Cyrillic letter El (minuscule)
Cy13
Modern Cyrillic letter Em (majuscule)
Cy13a
Modern Cyrillic letter Em (minuscule)
Cy14
Modern Cyrillic letter En (majuscule)
Cy14a
Modern Cyrillic letter En (minuscule)
Cy19.0
Modern Cyrillic letter Ce (majuscule)
Cy19.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter Ce (minuscule)
Cy16
Modern Cyrillic letter O (majuscule)
Cy16a
Modern Cyrillic letter O (minuscule)
Cy18
Modern Cyrillic letter Pe (majuscule)
Cy18a
Modern Cyrillic letter Pe (minuscule)
Cy19.2
Modern Cyrillic letter Če (majuscule)
Cy19.2a
Modern Cyrillic letter Če (minuscule)
Cy21
Modern Cyrillic letter Er (majuscule)
Cy21a
Modern Cyrillic letter Er (minuscule)
Cy22.3
Modern Cyrillic letter Es (majuscule)
Cy22.3a
Modern Cyrillic letter Es (minuscule)
Cy22.1
Modern Cyrillic letter Že (majuscule)
Cy22.1a
Modern Cyrillic letter Že (minuscule)
Cy22.0
Modern Cyrillic letter Ša (majuscule)
Cy22.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter Ša (minuscule)
Cy24.0
Modern Cyrillic letter Te (majuscule)
Cy24.0a
Modern Cyrillic letter Te (minuscule)
Cy24.2
Modern Cyrillic letter Ef (majuscule)
Cy24.2a
Modern Cyrillic letter Ef (minuscule)
Cy24.3
Modern Cyrillic letter Kha (majuscule)
Cy24.3a
Modern Cyrillic letter Kha (minuscule)
Molodtsov (Sibling)
Alphabet
1918 CE - 1931 CE
Mol01.0
Molodtsov letter A (majuscule)
Mol01.0a
Molodtsov letter A (minuscule)
Mol02.1
Molodtsov letter Be (majuscule)
Mol02.1a
Molodtsov letter Be (minuscule)
Mol02.0
Molodtsov letter Ve (majuscule)
Mol02.0a
Molodtsov letter Ve (minuscule)
Mol03.0
Molodtsov letter Ge (majuscule)
Mol03.0a
Molodtsov letter Ge (minuscule)
Mol04
Molodtsov letter De (majuscule)
Mol04a
Molodtsov letter De (minuscule)
Mol05.0
Molodtsov letter E (majuscule)
Mol05.0a
Molodtsov letter E (minuscule)
Mol06.0
Molodtsov letter U (majuscule)
Mol06.0a
Molodtsov letter U (minuscule)
Mol07
Molodtsov letter Ze (majuscule)
Mol07a
Molodtsov letter Ze (minuscule)
Mol07-1
Molodtsov letter Zje (majuscule)
Mol07-1a
Molodtsov letter Zje (minuscule)
Mol07-2
Molodtsov letter Dze (majuscule)
Mol07-2a
Molodtsov letter Dze (minuscule)
Mol10.0
Molodtsov letter I (majuscule)
Mol10.0a
Molodtsov letter I (minuscule)
Mol10.1
Molodtsov letter Je (majuscule)
Mol10.1a
Molodtsov letter Je (minuscule)
Mol11
Molodtsov letter Ka (majuscule)
Mol11a
Molodtsov letter Ka (minuscule)
Mol12
Molodtsov letter El (majuscule)
Mol12a
Molodtsov letter El (minuscule)
Mol12-1
Molodtsov letter Lje (majuscule)
Mol12-1a
Molodtsov letter Lje (minuscule)
Mol13
Molodtsov letter Em (majuscule)
Mol13a
Molodtsov letter Em (minuscule)
Mol14
Molodtsov letter En (majuscule)
Mol14a
Molodtsov letter En (minuscule)
Mol14-1
Molodtsov letter Nje (majuscule)
Mol14-1a
Molodtsov letter Nje (minuscule)
Mol16
Molodtsov letter O (majuscule)
Mol16a
Molodtsov letter O (minuscule)
Mol16-1
Molodtsov letter Ö (majuscule)
Mol16-1a
Molodtsov letter Ö (minuscule)
Mol18
Molodtsov letter Pe (majuscule)
Mol18a
Molodtsov letter Pe (minuscule)
Mol19.2
Molodtsov letter Če (majuscule)
Mol19.2a
Molodtsov letter Če (minuscule)
Mol21
Molodtsov letter Er (majuscule)
Mol21a
Molodtsov letter Er (minuscule)
Mol22.3
Molodtsov letter Es (majuscule)
Mol22.3a
Molodtsov letter Es (minuscule)
Mol22.3-1
Molodtsov letter Sje (majuscule)
Mol22.3a
Molodtsov letter Es (minuscule)
Mol22.1
Molodtsov letter Že (majuscule)
Mol22.1a
Molodtsov letter Že (minuscule)
Mol22.1-1
Molodtsov letter Dže (majuscule)
Mol22.1-1a
Molodtsov letter Dže (minuscule)
Mol22.0
Molodtsov letter Ša (majuscule)
Mol22.0a
Molodtsov letter Ša (minuscule)
Mol24.0
Molodtsov letter Te (majuscule)
Mol24.0a
Molodtsov letter Te (minuscule)
Mol24.0-1
Molodtsov letter Tje (majuscule)
Mol24.0-1a
Molodtsov letter Tje (minuscule)
Bosančica
Alphabet
11 c. CE - 19 c. CE
Bo01
Bosančica letter A
Bo_1
Bosančica Soft Sign
Bo02
Bosančica letter B
Bo03
Bosančica letter G
Bo04
Bosančica letter D
Bo05
Bosančica letter E
Bo07
Bosančica letter Z
Bo08
Bosančica letter I
Bo10
Bosančica letter I
Bo11
Bosančica letter K
Bo12
Bosančica letter L
Bo13
Bosančica letter M
Bo14
Bosančica letter N
Bo15
Bosančica letter C
Bo16
Bosančica letter O
Bo18
Bosančica letter P
Bo19
Bosančica letter Č
Bo21
Bosančica letter R
Bo22.3
Bosančica letter S
Bo22.1
Bosančica letter Ž
Bo22.0
Bosančica letter Š
Bo24.0
Bosančica letter T
Bo24.2
Bosančica letter F
Bo24.3
Bosančica letter H
Bo33
Bosančica letter Ot

Lineage1,5,7-12


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Archaic Greek
     ↳Classical Greek Capitals
      ↳Hellenistic Greek Capitals
       ↳Ptolemaic Greek Uncials
        ↳Roman Greek Uncials
         ↳Byzantine Greek Uncials
          ↳Sloping Greek Uncials
           ↳Slavonic Greek Uncials
            ↳Early Cyrillic
             ↳Bosančica
             ↳Old Permic
             ↳Modern Cyrillic
             ↳Molodtsov