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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Oirat

ᡐᡆᡑᡆ
ᡋᡅᡒᡅᡎ

Alphabet1
1648 CE - Present1


Vertically up-to-down, left-to-right1

Oirat

Languages1

Oirat Mongolian

Places1

Dzungaria, East Turkestan and Kalmykia, European Russia

Abecedary1,2

Zaya Panditga Oktorguin Dalai, an Oirat Mongolian Tibetan Buddhist monk, developed the Oirat script for writing Oirat Mongolian and transcribing Sanskrit and Tibetan.

Initial

CO01a_1
Oirat letter A (initial)
CO_01_1
Oirat letter E (initial)
CO_02_1
Oirat letter I (initial)
CO_03_1
Oirat letter O (initial)
CO_04_1
Oirat letter U (initial)
CO_05_1
Oirat letter Ö (initial)
CO05.3a_1
Oirat letter Ü (initial)
CO_06_1
Oirat letter Ā (initial)
CO_07_1
Oirat letter Ē (initial)
CO_08_1
Oirat letter Ii (initial)
CO_09_1
Oirat letter Ō (initial)
CO_10_1
Oirat letter Üü (initial)
CO_11_1
Oirat letter Ȫ (initial)
CO_12_1
Oirat letter Üü (initial)
CO14_1
Oirat letter N (initial)
CO18_1
Oirat letter B (initial)
CO08_1
Oirat letter X (initial)
CO_19_1
Oirat letter ɣ (initial)
CO11_1
Oirat letter G (initial)
CO11b_1
Oirat letter K (initial)
CO13_1
Oirat letter M (initial)
CO21a_1
Oirat letter L (initial)
CO21_1
Oirat letter R (initial)
CO12_1
Oirat letter D (initial)
CO24_1
Oirat letter T (initial)
CO1019_1
Oirat letter Y (initial)
CO_19a_1
Oirat letter Z (initial)
CO20_1
Oirat letter J̌ (initial)
CO19_1
Oirat letter C (initial)
CO15_1
Oirat letter S (initial)
CO22_1
Oirat letter Š (initial)
CO_22_1
Oirat letter F (initial)
CO_23_1
Oirat letter H (initial)
CO_24_1
Oirat letter G (initial)
CO_25_1
Oirat letter K (initial)
CO_26_1
Oirat letter J (initial)
CO19b_1
Oirat letter J (initial)
CO_28_1
Oirat letter T (initial)
CO_29_1
Oirat letter Ź (initial)
CO02_1
Oirat letter W (initial)
CO_30_1
Oirat letter V (initial)

Medial

CO01a_2
Oirat letter A (medial)
CO_01_2
Oirat letter E (medial)
CO_02_2
Oirat letter I (medial)
CO_03_2
Oirat letter O (medial)
CO_04_2
Oirat letter U (medial)
CO_05_2
Oirat letter Ö (medial)
CO05.3a_2
Oirat letter Ü (medial)
CO_06_2
Oirat letter Ā (medial)
CO_07_2
Oirat letter Ē (medial)
CO_08_2
Oirat letter Ii (medial)
CO_09_2
Oirat letter Ō (medial)
CO_10_2
Oirat letter Uu (medial)
CO_11_2
Oirat letter Ȫ (medial)
CO_12_2
Oirat letter Üü (medial)
CO14_2
Oirat letter N (dotted medial)
CO18_2
Oirat letter B (medial)
CO08_2
Oirat letter X (medial)
CO_19_2
Oirat letter ɣ (medial)
CO11_2
Oirat letter G (medial)
CO11b_2
Oirat letter K (medial)
CO_20_2
Oirat letter Q (medial)
CO13_2
Oirat letter M (medial)
CO21a_2
Oirat letter L (medial)
CO21_2
Oirat letter R (medial)
CO12_2
Oirat letter D (medial)
CO24_2
Oirat letter T (medial)
CO1019_2
Oirat letter Y (medial)
CO_19a_2
Oirat letter Z (medial)
CO20_2
Oirat letter J̌ (medial)
CO19_2
Oirat letter C (medial)
CO15_2
Oirat letter S (medial)
CO22_2
Oirat letter Š (medial)
CO_21_2
Oirat letter Ng (medial)
CO_22_2
Oirat letter F (medial)
CO_23_2
Oirat letter H (medial)
CO_24_2
Oirat letter G (medial)
CO_25_2
Oirat letter K (initial)
CO_26_2
Oirat letter J (medial)
CO_27_2
Oirat letter Ñ (medial)
CO19b_2
Oirat letter J (medial)
CO_28_2
Oirat letter T (medial)
CO_29_2
Oirat letter Ź (medial)
CO02_2
Oirat letter W (medial)
CO_30_2
Oirat letter V (medial)
CO14_2a
Oirat letter N (undotted medial)

Final

CO01a_3a
Oirat letter A (right-swinging final)
CO_01_3
Oirat letter E (final)
CO_02_3
Oirat letter I (final)
CO_03_3
Oirat letter O (final)
CO_04_3
Oirat letter U (final)
CO_05_3
Oirat letter Ö (final)
CO05.3a_3
Oirat letter Ü (final)
CO_07_3
Oirat letter Ē (final)
CO_08_3
Oirat letter Ii (final)
CO_09_3
Oirat letter Ō (final)
CO_10_3
Oirat letter Uu (final)
CO_11_3
Oirat letter Ȫ (final)
CO_12_3
Oirat letter Üü (final)
CO14_3
Oirat letter N (final)
CO18_3
Oirat letter B (final)
CO_20_3
Oirat letter Q (final)
CO13_3
Oirat letter M (final)
CO21a_3
Oirat letter L (final)
CO21_3
Oirat letter R (final)
CO12_3
Oirat letter D (final)
CO15_3
Oirat letter S (final)
CO22_3
Oirat letter Š (final)
CO_21_3
Oirat letter Ng (final)
CO_24_3
Oirat letter G (final)
CO_28_3
Oirat letter T (final)
CO02_3
Oirat letter W (final)
CO_30_3
Oirat letter V (final)
CO01a_3
Oirat letter A (left-swinging final)

Epigraphy3

CO_Epi01

Collection of ritual texts composed by the Fourth Panchen Lama. 17th c. CE, paper, ink. Fragment of folio 59 recto, Shelfmark Mong. K 38; IOM, RAS.
(Description - here)

Script comparison1,2,4-8

Writing Script Head of ox House plan Throw stick Pear shaped mace Two diagonal strokes Plan of rectangular enclosure Arm with downward facing palm Hand Crook Water ripple Cobra Reed column Mouth Rush with shoots Head Bow 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
EH06
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
EH07
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
EH08
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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
EH18
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
EH19
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
EH21
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
EH22
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
EH24
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
Mongolian (Parent)
Alphabet
            
1204 CE - Present
Mo01b
Mongolian letter E
Mo0308a
Mongolian letter Q/K
Mo0308b
Mongolian letter ɣ/G
Mo1019
Mongolian letter J
Mo11
Mongolian letter K
Mo12
Mongolian letter D
Mo13
Mongolian letter M
Mo14
Mongolian letter N
Mo15
Mongolian letter S
Mo18
Mongolian letter B
Mo19
Mongolian letter Ch
Mo21
Mongolian letter R
Mo22
Mongolian letter Sh
Mo24
Mongolian letter T
Galik (Sibling)
Alphabet
            
1587 CE - ???
Ga_01
Galik letter A
Ga_11
Galik letter E
Ga32
Galik letter Wa
Ga28
Galik letter Ya
Ga06
Galik letter Ca
Ga01
Galik letter Ka
Ga02
Galik letter Kha
Ga03
Galik letter Ga
Ga18
Galik letter Ta
Ga20
Galik letter Da
Ga27
Galik letter Ma
Ga22
Galik letter Na
Ga36
Galik letter Sa
Ga25
Galik letter Ba
Ga24
Galik letter Pha
Ga07
Galik letter Cha
Ga08
Galik letter Tša
Ga09
Galik letter Tšha
Ga10
Galik letter Dža
Ga38
Galik letter Za
Ga29
Galik letter Ra
Ga34
Galik letter Śa
Ga19
Galik letter Tha
Manchu (Sibling)
Alphabet
            
1599 CE - Present
Mch01b
Manchu letter E
Mch02
Manchu letter V
Mch02b
Manchu letter F (variant 1)
Mch02a
Manchu letter F (variant 2)
Mch03
Manchu letter K
Mch03a
Manchu letter G
Mch03b
Manchu letter H
Mch10
Manchu letter J
Mch19a
Manchu letter J'
Mch03c
Manchu letter K'
Mch11a
Manchu letter G
Mch11b
Manchu letter H
Mch12
Manchu letter T (medial)
Mch12a
Manchu letter T (medial)
Mch13
Manchu letter M
Mch14
Manchu letter N
Mch15
Manchu letter S
Mch_07
Manchu letter Ts'
Mch_08
Manchu letter Dz
Mch18
Manchu letter B
Mch19
Manchu letter C
Mch19a
Manchu letter C'
Mch21
Manchu letter R
Mch22
Manchu letter Sh
Mch24
Manchu letter T (initial)
Mch24a
Manchu letter T (initial)
Vagindra (Sibling)
Alphabet
            
c.1905 CE - 1910 CE
Vag01
Vagindra letter E
Vag02
Vagindra letter W
Vag10
Vagindra letter Y
Vag19a
Vagindra letter Z
Vag11
Vagindra letter G
Vag11a
Vagindra letter K/X
Vag12
Vagindra letter D
Vag13
Vagindra letter M
Vag14
Vagindra letter N
Vag15
Vagindra letter S
Vag18
Vagindra letter B
Vag19
Vagindra letter C
Vag19b
Vagindra letter Ch
Vag21
Vagindra letter R
Vag22
Vagindra letter Sh
Vag24
Vagindra letter T
Oirat
Alphabet
            
1648 CE - Present
CO02
Oirat letter V
CO08
Oirat letter X/K
CO10
Oirat letter J
CO19a
Oirat letter C
CO11
Oirat letter G
CO11a
Oirat letter K
CO11b
Oirat letter K
CO12
Oirat letter D
CO13
Oirat letter M
CO14
Oirat letter N
CO15
Oirat letter S
CO18
Oirat letter B
CO19
Oirat letter Z
CO19b
Oirat letter Dz
CO21
Oirat letter R
CO22
Oirat letter Sh
CO24
Oirat letter T

Lineage1,8-15


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Imperial Aramaic
     ↳Old Sogdian
      ↳Cursive Sogdian
       ↳Old Uyghur
        ↳Mongolian
         ↳Galik (selected letters)
          ↳Oirat
         ↳Manchu
         ↳Oirat
         ↳Vagindra