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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Coptic

Ⲙⲛⲧⲣⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲉ
Ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ

Alphabet1
2 c. BCE - Presentcitation needed


Left-to-right1

Coptic

Languages1

Coptic: Sahidic, Boharic (used litergically in the Coptic church), and other dialects

Placescitation needed

Egypt, Nubia, and liturgically in the Coptic Orthodox and Coptic Catholic Church

Abecedary2-6

Majuscule

C01
Coptic letter Alpha (majuscule)
C02
Coptic letter Beta (majuscule)
C03
Coptic letter Gamma (majuscule)
C04
Coptic letter Delta (majuscule)
C05
Coptic letter Eey (majuscule)
C23.1
Coptic letter Soou (majuscule)
C07
Coptic letter Zeta (majuscule)
C08
Coptic letter Eta (majuscule)
C09
Coptic letter Theta (majuscule)
C10
Coptic letter Iota (majuscule)
C11
Coptic letter Kappa (majuscule)
C12
Coptic letter Lola (majuscule)
C13
Coptic letter Mey (majuscule)
C14
Coptic letter Ney (majuscule)
C15
Coptic letter Exi (majuscule)
C16
Coptic letter O (majuscule)
C18
Coptic letter Pi (majuscule)
C21
Coptic letter Roo (majuscule)
C22
Coptic letter Seema (majuscule)
C24.0
Coptic letter Tau (majuscule)
C06
Coptic letter Upsilon (majuscule)
C24.2
Coptic letter Phi (majuscule)
C24.3
Coptic letter Chi (majuscule)
C32
Coptic letter Epsi (majuscule)
C33
Coptic letter Oou (majuscule)
C25
Coptic letter Shai (majuscule)
C26
Coptic letter Fai (majuscule)
C27
Coptic letter Khai (majuscule)
C28
Coptic letter Hori (majuscule)
C29
Coptic letter Janja (majuscule)
C30
Coptic letter Cheema (majuscule)
C31
Coptic letter Ti (majuscule)
C24.4
Coptic letter Sampi (majuscule)

Old Coptic letters and variants

OC_e01
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Alef (majuscule)
OC_e02
Old Coptic letter Ain (majuscule)
OC_e03
Old Coptic cryptogrammic letter Eie (majuscule)
OC49
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Kapa (majuscule)
OC13
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Ni (majuscule)
OC_e06
Old Coptic cryptogrammic letter Ni (majuscule)
OC_e07
Old Coptic letter Oou (majuscule)
OC_e08
Old Coptic letter crossed Shei (majuscule)
OC25
Old Coptic letter Shei (majuscule)
OC_e10
Old Coptic letter Esh (majuscule)
OC_e11
Old Coptic Akhmimic letter Khei (majuscule)
OC45
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Hori (majuscule)
OC28
Old Coptic letter Hori (majuscule)
OC53
Old Coptic letter Ha (majuscule)
OC_e15
Old Coptic letter L-shaped Ha (majuscule)
OC45b
Old Coptic letter Hei (majuscule)
OC17
Old Coptic letter Hat (majuscule)
OC29
Old Coptic letter Gangia (majuscule)
OC_e19
Old Coptic Akhmimic letter Dja (majuscule)
OC46
Old Coptic letter Shima (majuscule)

Minuscle

C01a
Coptic letter Alpha (minuscule)
C02a
Coptic letter Beta (minuscule)
C03a
Coptic letter Gamma (minuscule)
C04a
Coptic letter Delta (minuscule)
C05a
Coptic letter Eey (minuscule)
C23.1a
Coptic letter Soou (minuscule)
C07a
Coptic letter Zeta (minuscule)
C08a
Coptic letter Eta (minuscule)
C09a
Coptic letter Theta (minuscule)
C10a
Coptic letter Iota (minuscule)
C11a
Coptic letter Kappa (minuscule)
C12a
Coptic letter Lola (minuscule)
C13a
Coptic letter Mey (minuscule)
C14a
Coptic letter Ney (minuscule)
C15a
Coptic letter Exi (minuscule)
C16a
Coptic letter O (minuscule)
C18a
Coptic letter Pi (minuscule)
C21a
Coptic letter Roo (minuscule)
C22a
Coptic letter Seema (minuscule)
C24.0a
Coptic letter Tau (minuscule)
C06a
Coptic letter Upsilon (minuscule)
C24.2a
Coptic letter Phi (minuscule)
C24.3a
Coptic letter Chi (minuscule)
C32a
Coptic letter Epsi (minuscule)
C33a
Coptic letter Oou (minuscule)
C25a
Coptic letter Shai (minuscule)
C26a
Coptic letter Fai (minuscule)
C27a
Coptic letter Khai (minuscule)
C28a
Coptic letter Hori (minuscule)
C29a
Coptic letter Janja (minuscule)
C30a
Coptic letter Cheema (minuscule)
C31a
Coptic letter Ti (minuscule)
C24.4a
Coptic letter Sampi (minuscule)

Old Coptic letters and variants

OC_e01a
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Alef (minuscule)
OC_e02a
Old Coptic letter Ain (minuscule)
OC_e03a
Old Coptic cryptogrammic letter Eie (minuscule)
OC49a
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Kapa (minuscule)
OC13a
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Ni (minuscule)
OC_e06a
Old Coptic cryptogrammic letter Ni (minuscule)
OC_e07a
Old Coptic letter Oou (minuscule)
OC_e08a
Old Coptic letter crossed Shei (minuscule)
OC25a
Old Coptic letter Shei (minuscule)
OC_e10a
Old Coptic letter Esh (minuscule)
OC_e11a
Old Coptic Akhmimic letter Khei (minuscule)
OC45a
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Hori (minuscule)
OC28a
Old Coptic letter Hori (minuscule)
OC53a
Old Coptic letter Ha (minuscule)
OC_e15a
Old Coptic letter L-shaped Ha (minuscule)
OC45c
Old Coptic letter Hei (minuscle)
OC17a
Old Coptic letter Hat (minuscule)
OC29a
Old Coptic letter Gangia (minuscule)
OC_e19a
Old Coptic letter Dja (minuscule)
OC46a
Old Coptic letter Shima (minuscule)

Epigraphy7,8

The Lord's Prayer
in Bohairic Coptic

Coptic

Ϧⲉⲛ ⲫ̀ⲣⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲓⲱⲧ
ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ
ⲛⲉⲙ Ⲡⲓⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ
ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲱⲧ
Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.

Ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ:
ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ:
ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ:
ⲡⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁⲕ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲱⲡⲓ
Ⲙ̀ⲫⲣⲏϯ ϧⲉⲛ ⲧ̀ⲫⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ:
ⲡⲉⲛⲱⲓⲕ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲙⲏⲓϥ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲙ̀ⲫⲟⲟⲩ:
Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲭⲁ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ:
ⲙ̀ⲫ̀ⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲭⲱ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ:
Ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲣⲁⲥⲙⲟⲥ:
ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲁϩⲙⲉⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ:
Ϧⲉⲛ Ⲡⲭ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ Ⲡⲉⲛⲟ̅ⲥ̅.
Ϫⲉ ⲑⲱⲕ ⲧⲉ ϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲉⲙ ϯϫⲟⲙ
ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲓⲱⲟⲩ ϣⲁ ⲉⲛⲉϩ.
Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.

Ⲇⲟⲝⲁ Ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓ
ⲕⲉ Ⲩⲓⲱ
ⲕⲁⲓ Ⲁⲅⲓⲟ̀ Ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁⲧⲓ.
ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ̀ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ.
Ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.

Transliteration

Xen əphran əməphiôt
nem Əpšêri
nem Pipneuma Ethouab
ounouti ənouôt.
Amên.

Če peniôt etħen niphēouí:
mareftoubo ənxe pekran:
maresí ənxe tekmetouro:
petehnak marefšôpi
əməphrēti xen ətphe nem x'ijen pikahi:
penôik ənte rasti mêif nan əmphoou:
ouox' kha nêeteron nan ebol:
əməphrēti hôn əntenkhô ebol ənnêete ouon əntan erôou:
ouoh əmperenten exoun epirasmos:
alla nahmen ebolha pipethôou:
xen Əpkhristos Iēsous Penčois.
Če thôk te Timetouro nem Tičom
nem piəšôu ša éneh.
Amên.

Doxa Patri
ke Yiô
kai Agiō əpneumati.
ounouti ənouôt.
Amên.

Translation

In the name of the Father,
And of the Son,
And of the Holy Spirit,
One God.
Amen.

Our Father, who art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy Name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our bread for the morrow.
And forgive us our trespasses,
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
for ever and ever.
Amen.

Glory be to the Father,
And to the Son,
And to the Holy Spirit,
One God.
Amen.

Script comparison2,3,9-16

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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
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
EH25
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M8
EH26
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I9
EH27
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M12
EH28
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F18 & Y1
EH29
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. U29
EH30
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V31
EH31
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D37 & X1
Demotic Egyptian (Parent)
Logography
            
650 BCE - 5 c. CE
DE10
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. D42
DE12
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. S39
DE13
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. N35
DE14
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. I10
DE17
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. V28
DE18
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. D21
DE25
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. M8
DE26
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. I9
DE27
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. M12
DE28
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. F18 & Y1
DE29
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. U29
DE30
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. V31
DE31
Demotic Egyptian Gardiner's Sign No. D37 & X1
Coptic Greek Uncials (Parent)
Alphabet
Mid-5 - 8 c. CE
GrU_C01
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Alpha
GrU_C02
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Beta
GrU_C03
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Gamma
GrU_C04
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Delta
GrU_C05.0
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Epsilon
GrU_C06
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Upsilon
GrU_C07
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Zeta
GrU_C08.0_
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Eta
GrU_C09
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Theta
GrU_C10
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Iota
GrU_C11
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Kappa
GrU_C12
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Lambda
GrU_C13
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Mu
GrU_C14
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Nu
GrU_C15_
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Xi
GrU_C16
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Omicron
GrU_C18
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Pi
GrU_C21
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Rho
GrU_C22
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Sigma
GrU_C24.0
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Tau
GrU_C24.2
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Phi
GrU_C24.3
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Chi
GrU_C32
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Psi
GrU_C33
Coptic Greek Uncial letter Omega
Coptic
Alphabet
2 c. BCE - Present
C01
Coptic letter Alpha (majuscule)
C01a
Coptic letter Alpha (minuscule)
C02
Coptic letter Beta (majuscule)
C02a
Coptic letter Beta (minuscule)
C03
Coptic letter Gamma (majuscule)
C03a
Coptic letter Gamma (minuscule)
C04
Coptic letter Delta (majuscule)
C04a
Coptic letter Delta (minuscule)
C05
Coptic letter Eey (majuscule)
C05a
Coptic letter Eey (minuscule)
C06
Coptic letter Upsilon (majuscule)
C06a
Coptic letter Upsilon (minuscule)
C07
Coptic letter Zeta (majuscule)
C07a
Coptic letter Zeta (minuscule)
C08
Coptic letter Eta (majuscule)
C08a
Coptic letter Eta (minuscule)
C09
Coptic letter Theta (majuscule)
C09a
Coptic letter Theta (minuscule)
C10
Coptic letter Iota (majuscule)
C10a
Coptic letter Iota (minuscule)
C11
Coptic letter Kappa (majuscule)
C11a
Coptic letter Kappa (minuscule)
C12
Coptic letter Lola (majuscule)
C12a
Coptic letter Lola (minuscule)
C13
Coptic letter Mey (majuscule)
C13a
Coptic letter Mey (minuscule)
OC13
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Ni (majuscule)
OC13a
Old Coptic Dialect-P/Proto-Theban letter Ni (minuscule)
C14
Coptic letter Ney (majuscule)
C14a
Coptic letter Ney (minuscule)
C15
Coptic letter Exi (majuscule)
C15a
Coptic letter Exi (minuscule)
C16
Coptic letter O (majuscule)
C16a
Coptic letter O (minuscule)
OC17
Old Coptic letter Hat (majuscule)
OC17a
Old Coptic letter Hat (minuscule)
C18
Coptic letter Pi (majuscule)
C18a
Coptic letter Pi (minuscule)
C21
Coptic letter Roo (majuscule)
C21a
Coptic letter Roo (minuscule)
C22
Coptic letter Seema (majuscule)
C22a
Coptic letter Seema (minuscule)
C23.1
Coptic letter Soou (majuscule)
C23.1a
Coptic letter Soou (minuscule)
C24.0
Coptic letter Tau (majuscule)
C24.0a
Coptic letter Tau (minuscule)
C24.2
Coptic letter Phi (majuscule)
C24.2a
Coptic letter Phi (minuscule)
C24.3
Coptic letter Chi (majuscule)
C24.3a
Coptic letter Chi (minuscule)
C24.4
Coptic letter Sampi (majuscule)
C24.4a
Coptic letter Sampi (minuscule)
C25
Coptic letter Shai (majuscule)
C25a
Coptic letter Shai (minuscule)
OC25
Old Coptic letter Shei (majuscule)
OC25a
Old Coptic letter Shei (minuscule)
C26
Coptic letter Fai (majuscule)
C26a
Coptic letter Fai (minuscule)
C27
Coptic letter Khai (majuscule)
C27a
Coptic letter Khai (minuscule)
C28
Coptic letter Hori (majuscule)
C28a
Coptic letter Hori (minuscule)
OC28
Old Coptic letter Hori (majuscule)
OC28a
Old Coptic letter Hori (minuscule)
C29
Coptic letter Janja (majuscule)
C29a
Coptic letter Janja (minuscule)
OC29
Old Coptic letter Gangia (majuscule)
OC29a
Old Coptic letter Gangia (minuscule)
C30
Coptic letter Cheema (majuscule)
C30a
Coptic letter Cheema (minuscule)
C31
Coptic letter Ti (majuscule)
C31a
Coptic letter Ti (minuscule)
C32
Coptic letter Epsi (majuscule)
C32a
Coptic letter Epsi (minuscule)
C33
Coptic letter Oou (majuscule)
C33a
Coptic letter Oou (minuscule)
Old Nubian (Child)
Alphabet
8 c. CE - Present
OC01a
Old Nubian letter Alpha
OC02a
Old Nubian letter Beta
OC03a
Old Nubian letter Gamma
OC04a
Old Nubian letter Delta
OC05a
Old Nubian letter Eey
OC06a
Old Nubian letter Upsilon
OC07a
Old Nubian letter Zeta
OC08a
Old Nubian letter Eta
OC09a
Old Nubian letter Theta
OC10a
Old Nubian letter Iota
OC11a
Old Nubian letter Kappa
OC12a
Old Nubian letter Lola
OC13a
Old Nubian letter Mey
OC14a
Old Nubian letter Ney
OC15a
Old Nubian letter Exi
OC16a
Old Nubian letter O
OC18a
Old Nubian letter Pi
OC21a
Old Nubian letter Roo
OC22a
Old Nubian letter Seema
OC23.1a
Old Nubian letter Soou
OC24.0a
Old Nubian letter Tau
OC24.2a
Old Nubian letter Phi
OC24.3a
Old Nubian letter Chi
OC25a
Old Nubian letter Shai
OC28a
Old Nubian letter Hori
ON30
Old Nubian letter Shima
OC32a
Old Nubian letter Epsi
OC33a
Old Nubian letter Oou

Lineage6,9,10,17-25


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Demotic Egyptian (selected letters)
   ↳Coptic
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Archaic Greek
     ↳Classical Greek
      ↳Hellenistic Greek Capitals
       ↳Ptolemaic Greek Uncials
        ↳Roman Greek Uncials
         ↳Byzantine Greek Uncials
          ↳Biblical Greek Uncials
           ↳Coptic Greek Uncials
            ↳Coptic
             ↳Old Nubian

Coptic