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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Celtiberian

Semi-syllabary1
3 c. BCE - 1 c. CE1


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Celtiberian

Languages1

Celtiberian

Places1

Ebro Valley (northeast interior of modern day Spain)

Abecedary1

Vowel signs

WCID01
Dual Western Celtiberian letter A
WCID_e01
Dual Western Celtiberian letter E
WCIDD10
Dual Western Celtiberian letter I
WCID_e02
Dual Western Celtiberian letter O
WCID_e03
Dual Western Celtiberian letter U

Stop signs

WCID03
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ga
WCID11
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ge
WCID10a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Gi
WCID_e04
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Go
WCID_e05
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Gu
WCID03a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ka
WCID11a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ke
WCID10b
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ki
WCID_e06
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ko
WCID_e07
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ku
WCID02b
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
WCID_e08
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Be/Pe
WCID02
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
WCID_e09
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Bo/Po
WCID18
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
WCID24
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Da
WCID09
Dual Western Celtiberian letter De
WCID_e10
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Di
WCID_e11
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Do
WCID04
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Du
WCID24a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ta
WCID09a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Te
WCID_e12
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ti
WCID_e13
Dual Western Celtiberian letter To
WCID04b
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Tu

Non-stop consonant signs

WCID_e15
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Z
WCID22
Dual Western Celtiberian letter S
WCID21
Dual Western Celtiberian letter R
WCID_e16
Dual Western Celtiberian letter M
WCID14
Dual Western Celtiberian letter N
WCID12
Dual Western Celtiberian letter L

Vowel signs

WCIND01a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter A
WCIND_e01
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter E
WCIND10
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter I
WCIND_e02
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter O
WCIND_e03
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter U

Stop signs

WCIND03
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Ga/Ka
WCIND11
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Ge/Ke
WCIND10a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Gi/Ki
WCIND_e04
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Go/Ko
WCIND_317
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Gu/Ku
WCIND02b
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
WCIND_e08
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Be/Pe
WCIND02a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
WCIND_e18
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Bo/Po
WCIND18
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
WCIND24
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Da/Ta
WCIND_e20
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter De/Te
WCIND_e12
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Di/Ti
WCIND_e13
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Do/To
WCIND04b
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Du/Tu

Non-stop consonant signs

WCIND_e19
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Z
WCIND22a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter S
WCIND21a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter R
WCIND_e16
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter M
WCIND14a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter N
WCIND12
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter L

Vowel signs

ECID01
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter A
ECID_e01
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter E
ECID10
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter I
ECID_e01
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter O
ECID_e03
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter U

Stop signs

ECID03
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ga
ECID11
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ge
ECID10a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Gi
ECID_e04
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Go
ECID_e05
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Gu
ECID03a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ka
ECID11a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ke
ECID10b
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ki
ECID_e06
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ko
ECID_e07
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ku
ECID02b
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
ECID_e02
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Be/Pe
ECID02
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
ECID_e09
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bo/Po
ECID18
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
ECID24
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Da
ECID09
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter De
ECID_e10
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Di
ECID_e11
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Do
ECID04
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Du
ECID24a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ta
ECID09a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Te
ECID_e12
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ti
ECID_e13
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter To
ECID04
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Tu

Non-stop consonant signs

ECID_e15
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Z
ECID22a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter S
ECID21
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter R
ECID_e04
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter M
ECID_e16
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter N
ECID12
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter L

Vowel signs

ECIND01
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter A
ECIND_e05
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter E
ECIND10
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter I
ECIND_e02
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter O
ECIND_e09
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter U

Stop signs

ECIND03a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ga/Ka
ECIND11
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ge/Ke
ECIND10a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Gi/Ki
ECIND_e04
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Go/Ko
ECIND_e06
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Gu/Ku
ECIND02b
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
ECIND_e10
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Be/Pe
ECIND02a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
ECIND_e18
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bo/Po
ECIND18
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
ECIND24
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Da/Ta
ECIND09b
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter De/Te
ECIND_e07
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Di/Ti
ECIND_e08
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Do/To
ECIND04
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Du/Tu

Non-stop consonant signs

ECIND_e19
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Z
ECIND22a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter S
ECIND21
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter R
ECIND_e11
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter M
ECIND14a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter N
ECIND12
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter L

Epigraphy2-5

Dual Western Celtiberian

WCID_Epi01 WCID_Epi02

Bronze coin dating 150-120 BC, depicting a horseman holding a sickle and the word "turiazu".
(English description and transliteration - here)

Non-dual Western Celtiberian

WCIND_Epi01 WCIND_Epi02

Bronze coin dating 140-90 BCE, depicting a horseman with a spear and the word "ekualakos".
(English description and transliteration - here)

Dual Eastern Celtiberian

ECID_Epi01 ECID_Epi02

Silver coin dating 72-40 BCE, depicting a horseman with a spear and the word "kontebakom".
(English description and transliteration - here)

Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian

ECIND_Epi01 ECIND_Epi02

Silver coin dating 110-80 BC, depicting a horseman with a spear and the word "sekobirikez".
(English description and transliteration - here)

Script comparison1,6-9

Writing Script Head of ox House plan Throw stick Nile tilapia Man with arms raised Pear shaped mace Two diagonal strokes Plan of rectangular enclosure Heart and trachea Arm with downward facing palm Hand Crook Water ripple Cobra Reed column Eye Wick Mouth Rush with shoots Cord on stick Head Bow Basket of fruit or grain Crossed sticks
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
EH17
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V28
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
EH23
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M39
EH24
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
Dual Northeastern Iberian (Parent)
Semi-syllabary
5 c. BCE - 1 c. CE
NEID01
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter A
NEID02
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bi
NEID02b
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ba
NEID03a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ga
NEID03
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ka
NEID04a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Du
NEID04
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Tu
NEID09
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Te
NEID09a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter De
NEID10
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter I
NEID10c
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Gi
NEID10b
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ki
NEID11a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ge
NEID11
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ke
NEID12
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter L
NEID14
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter N
NEID18
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bu
NEID21
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ŕ
NEID22
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ś
NEID24a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Da
NEID24
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ta
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian (Sibling)
Semi-syllabary
5 c. BCE - 1 c. CE
NEIND01a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter A
NEIND02a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bi
NEIND02c
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ba
NEIND03a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ga/Ka
NEIND04a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Du/Tu
NEIND09b
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter De/Te
NEIND10a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter I
NEIND10c
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Gi/Ki
NEIND11b
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ge/Ke
NEIND12a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter L
NEIND14a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter N
NEIND18a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bu
NEIND21a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ŕ
NEIND22
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ś
NEIND24a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Da/Ta
Dual Western Celtiberian
Semi-syllabary
3 c. BCE - 1 c. CE
WCID01
Dual Western Celtiberian letter A
WCID02
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
WCID02b
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
WCID03
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ga
WCID03a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ka
WCID04
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Du
WCID04b
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Tu
WCID09
Dual Western Celtiberian letter De
WCID09a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Te
WCID10
Dual Western Celtiberian letter I
WCID10a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Gi
WCID10b
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ki
WCID11
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ge
WCID11a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ke
WCID12
Dual Western Celtiberian letter L
WCID14
Dual Western Celtiberian letter N
WCID18
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
WCID21
Dual Western Celtiberian letter R
WCID22
Dual Western Celtiberian letter S
WCID24
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Da
WCID24a
Dual Western Celtiberian letter Ta
Non-dual Western Celtiberian
Semi-syllabary
3 c. BCE - 1 c. CE
WCIND01a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter A
WCIND02a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
WCIND02b
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
WCIND03
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Ga/Ka
WCIND04b
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Du/Tu
WCIND09b
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter De/Te
WCIND10
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter I
WCIND10a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Gi/Ki
WCIND11
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Ge/Ke
WCIND12
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter L
WCIND14a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter N
WCIND18
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
WCIND21a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter R
WCIND22a
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter S
WCIND24
Non-dual Western Celtiberian letter Da/Ta
Dual Eastern Celtiberian
Semi-syllabary
3 c. BCE - 1 c. CE
ECIND01
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter A
ECIND02
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
ECIND02b
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
ECIND03
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ga
ECIND03a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ka
ECIND04
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Du
ECIND04b
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Tu
ECIND09
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter De
ECIND09b
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Te
ECIND10
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter I
ECIND10
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Gi
ECIND10a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ki
ECIND11
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ge
ECIND11a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ke
ECIND12
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter L
ECIND14a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter N
ECIND18
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
ECIND21
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter R
ECIND22a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter S
ECIND24
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Da
ECIND24a
Dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ta
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian
Semi-syllabary
3 c. BCE - 1 c. CE
ECIND01
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter A
ECIND02a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bi/Pi
ECIND02b
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ba/Pa
ECIND03
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ga/Ka
ECIND04
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Du/Tu
ECIND09b
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter De/Te
ECIND10
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter I
ECIND10a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Gi/Ki
ECIND11
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Ge/Ke
ECIND12
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter L
ECIND14a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter N
ECIND18
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Bu/Pu
ECIND21
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter R
ECIND22a
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter S
ECIND24
Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian letter Da/Ta

Lineage1,7,8,10,11


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Hypothetical Original
     Paleohispanic script

     ↳Hypothetical Original
      Southern Paleohispanic script

      ↳Southwestern Paleohispanic
      ↳Southeastern Iberian
     ↳Hypothetical Original
      Northeastern Iberian script

      ↳Dual Northeastern Iberian
       ↳Non-dual Northeastern Iberian
       ↳Dual Western Celtiberian
        ↳Non-dual Western Celtiberian
       ↳Dual Eastern Celtiberian
        ↳Non-dual Eastern Celtiberian

Celtiberian