Messapic
Salentine Peninsuila, Southeastern Italy
Messapic letter Alpha
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Messapic letter Beta
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Messapic letter Gamma
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Messapic letter Delta
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Messapic letter Epsilon
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Messapic letter Digamma
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Messapic letter Zeta
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Messapic letter Eta
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Messapic letter Heta
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Messapic letter Theta
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Messapic letter Iota
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Messapic letter Kappa
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Messapic letter Lambda
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Messapic letter Mu
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Messapic letter Nu
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Messapic letter Xi
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Messapic letter Omicron
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Messapic letter Pi
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Messapic letter Qoppa
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Messapic letter Rho
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Messapic letter Sigma
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Messapic letter Tau
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Messapic letter Upsilon
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Messapic letter Chi
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Unknown Messapic letter
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Unknown Messapic letter? |
![]() Messapic letter Alpha (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Alpha (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Alpha (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Alpha (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Alpha (variant 5) |
![]() Messapic letter Alpha (variant 6) |
![]() Messapic letter Beta (variant 1) |
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![]() Messapic letter Delta (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Delta (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Delta (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Delta (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Epsilon (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Epsilon (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Epsilon (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Epsilon (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Epsilon (variant 5) |
![]() Messapic letter Digamma (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Digamma (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Digamma (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Zeta (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Zeta (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Zeta (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Zeta (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Heta (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Heta (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Heta (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Heta (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Theta (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Theta (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Theta (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Theta (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Theta (variant 5) |
![]() Messapic letter Theta (variant 6) |
![]() Messapic letter Lambda (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Lambda (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Lambda (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Mu (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Mu (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Mu (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Nu (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Nu (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Nu (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Nu (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Xi (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Xi (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Omicron (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Omicron (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Omicron (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Pi (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Pi (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Pi (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Qoppa (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Qoppa (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Rho (variant 1) |
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![]() Messapic letter Rho (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Rho (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Rho (variant 5) |
![]() Messapic letter Sigma (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Sigma (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Sigma (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Sigma (variant 4) |
![]() Messapic letter Sigma (variant 5) |
![]() Messapic letter Sigma (variant 6) |
![]() Messapic letter Sigma (variant 7) |
![]() Messapic letter Tau (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Tau (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Tau (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic letter Upsilon (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Upsilon (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Chi (variant 1) |
![]() Messapic letter Chi (variant 2) |
![]() Messapic letter Chi (variant 3) |
![]() Messapic unknown letter (variant 1) |
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Votive inscription to Aprodita on an altar from Ceglie Messapica. Brindisi, Italy.
(English description - here)
| 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 | Mouth | Rush with shoots | Cord on stick | Head | Bow | Crossed sticks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logography
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1𓃾Head of Ox
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1𓉐House plan
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14𓌙Throw stick
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1𓆛Bulti fish
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28𓀠Man with arms raised
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3𓌉Pear shaped mace
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4𓏭Two diagonal strokes
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O6𓉗Plan of rectangular enclosure
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35𓄤Heart and windpipe
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42𓂣Arm with downward facing palm
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46𓂧Hand
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39𓋿Crook
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35𓈖Water ripple
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10𓆓Cobra
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11𓊽Reed column
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4𓁹Eye
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21𓂋Mouth
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22𓇑Rush with roots
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24𓎗Cord on stick
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1𓁶Head
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a𓌓Bow
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9𓏴Crossed sticks
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| Archaic Greek (Parent) | Alphabet
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Archaic Greek letter Alpha
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Archaic Greek letter Alphaa
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Archaic Greek letter Beta
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Archaic Greek letter Gamma
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Archaic Greek letter Delta
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Archaic Greek letter Deltad
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Archaic Greek letter Ei
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Archaic Greek letter Eie
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Archaic Greek letter Wau
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Archaic Greek letter U
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Archaic Greek letter Uu
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Archaic Greek letter Zeta
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Archaic Greek letter Zetaz
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Archaic Greek letter Eta (eastern variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Eta (eastern variant)h
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Archaic Greek letter Eta (southern/western variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Eta (southern/western variant)h
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Archaic Greek letter Theta
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Archaic Greek letter Thetath
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Archaic Greek letter Iota
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Archaic Greek letter Iotai
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Archaic Greek letter Kappa
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Archaic Greek letter Lambda
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Archaic Greek letter Lambdal
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Archaic Greek letter Mu
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Archaic Greek letter Nu
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Archaic Greek letter Xi (eastern variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Xi (eastern variant)ks
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Archaic Greek letter Ou
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Archaic Greek letter Ouo
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Archaic Greek letter Pi
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Archaic Greek letter San
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Archaic Greek letter Koppa
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Archaic Greek letter Rho
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Archaic Greek letter Rhor
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Archaic Greek letter Sigma
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Archaic Greek letter Sigmas
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Archaic Greek letter Tau
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Archaic Greek letter Phi
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Archaic Greek letter Phiph
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Archaic Greek letter Chi (western variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Chi (western variant)kh
Archaic Greek letter Chi (eastern variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Chi (eastern variant)kh
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Archaic Greek letter Sampi
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Archaic Greek letter Sampiͳss or ts
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Archaic Greek letter Psi
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Archaic Greek letter Psips
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Archaic Greek letter Ō
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| Etruscan (Sibling) | Alphabet 8 c. BCE - 1 c. BCE |
![]() Old Italic letter A ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter A ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter A |
![]() Old Italic letter Be ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Be |
![]() Old Italic letter Ke ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Ke ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Ke |
![]() Old Italic letter De ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter De |
![]() Old Italic letter E ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter E ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter E |
![]() Old Italic letter Ve ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Ve ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Ve |
![]() Old Italic letter U ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter U ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter U |
![]() Old Italic letter Ze ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Ze ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Ze |
![]() Old Italic letter He ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter He ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter He |
![]() Old Italic letter The ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter The ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter The |
![]() Old Italic letter I ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter I ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter I |
![]() Old Italic letter Ka ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Ka |
![]() Old Italic letter El ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter El ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter El |
![]() Old Italic letter Em ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Em ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Em |
![]() Old Italic letter En ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter En ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter En |
![]() Old Italic letter s᫈ ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter s᫈ |
![]() Old Italic letter O ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter O |
![]() Old Italic letter P ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter P ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter P |
![]() Old Italic letter She ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter She ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter She |
![]() Old Italic letter Ku ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Ku |
![]() Old Italic letter Er ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Er ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Er |
![]() Old Italic letter Es ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Es ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Es |
![]() Old Italic letter Te ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Te ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Te |
![]() Old Italic letter Phe ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Phe ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Phe |
![]() Old Italic letter Eks ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Eks |
![]() Old Italic letter Khe ![]() Archaic Etruscan letter Khe ![]() Neo-Etruscan letter Khe |
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| Lydian (Sibling) | Alphabet 8 c. BCE - 2 c. BCE |
Lydian letter A
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Lydian letter B
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Lydian letter G
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Lydian letter D
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Lydian letter E
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Lydian letter V/W
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Lydian letter U
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Lydian letter Š
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Lydian letter I
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Lydian letter K
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Lydian letter L
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Lydian letter M
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Lydian letter N
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Lydian letter O
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Lydian letter R
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Lydian letter S
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Lydian letter T
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| Carian (Sibling) | Alphabet 7 c. BCE - 3 c. BCE |
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![]() Carian letter P |
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![]() Carian letter Y |
![]() Carian letter U |
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![]() Carian letter L |
![]() Carian letter M |
![]() Carian letter N |
![]() Carian letter O |
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![]() Carian letter Sam |
![]() Carian letter Koppa |
![]() Carian letter R |
![]() Carian letter T |
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| Lycian (Sibling) | Alphabet 5 c. BCE - 14 c. CE |
Lycian letter A
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Lycian letter B
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Lycian letter G
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Lycian letter D
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Lycian letter I
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Lycian letter W
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Lycian letter Z
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Lycian letter J
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Lycian letter K
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Lycian letter L
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Lycian letter M
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Lycian letter N
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Lycian letter Ñ
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Lycian letter U
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Lycian letter P
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Lycian letter K/C
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Lycian letter R
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Lycian letter S
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Lycian letter T
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Lycian letter H
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| Greco-Iberian (Sibling) | Alphabet 5 c. BCE - 3 c. BCE |
Greco-Iberian letter Alpha
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Greco-Iberian letter Beta
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Greco-Iberian letter Gamma
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Greco-Iberian letter Delta
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Greco-Iberian letter Upsilon
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Greco-Iberian letter Eta
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Greco-Iberian letter Iota
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Greco-Iberian letter Kappa
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Greco-Iberian letter Lambda
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Greco-Iberian letter Nu
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Greco-Iberian letter Omicron
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Greco-Iberian letter Rho
Greco-Iberian letter Rho’
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Greco-Iberian letter Sigma
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Greco-Iberian letter Tau
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Greco-Iberian letter Sampi
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| Classical Greek Capitals (Sibling) | Alphabet 5 c. BCE - 4 c. BCE |
Classical Greek Captial letter Alpha
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Classical Greek Captial letter AlphaΑΑΛΦΑa
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Classical Greek Captial letter Beta
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Classical Greek Captial letter BetaΒΒΗΤΑb
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Classical Greek Captial letter Gamma
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Classical Greek Captial letter GammaΓΓΑΜΜΑg
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Classical Greek Captial letter Delta
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Classical Greek Captial letter DeltaΔΔΕΛΤΑd
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Classical Greek Captial letter Epsilon
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Archaic Greek letter EpsilonΕΕΨΙΛΟΝSimple E
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Classical Greek Captial letter Upsilon
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Classical Greek Captial letter UpsilonΥΥΨΙΛΟΝSimple U
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Classical Greek Captial letter Zeta
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Classical Greek Captial letter ZetaΖΖΗΤΑz
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Classical Greek Captial letter Eta
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Classical Greek Captial letter EtaΗΗΤΑē
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Classical Greek Captial letter Theta
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Classical Greek Captial letter ThetaΘΘΗΤΑth
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Classical Greek Captial letter Iota
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Classical Greek Captial letter IotaΙΙΩΤΑi
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Classical Greek Captial letter Kappa
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Classical Greek Captial letter KappaΚΚΑΠΠΑk
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Classical Greek Captial letter Lambda
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Classical Greek Captial letter LambdaΛΛΑΜΒΔΑl
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Classical Greek Captial letter Mu
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Classical Greek Captial letter MuΜΜΥm
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Classical Greek Captial letter Nu
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Classical Greek Captial letter NuΝΝΥn
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Classical Greek Captial letter Xi
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Classical Greek Captial letter XiΞΞΙks
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Classical Greek Captial letter Omicron
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Classical Greek Captial letter OmicronΟΟΜΙΚΡΟΝSmall O
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Classical Greek Captial letter Pi
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Classical Greek Captial letter PiΠΠΙp
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Classical Greek Captial letter Rho
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Classical Greek Captial letter RhoΡΡΟr
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Classical Greek Captial letter Sigma
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Classical Greek Captial letter SigmaΣΣΙΓΜΑs
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Classical Greek Captial letter Tau
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Classical Greek Captial letter TauΤΤΑΥt
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Classical Greek Captial letter Phi
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Classical Greek Captial letter PhiΦΦΙph
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Classical Greek Captial letter Chi
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Classical Greek Captial letter ChiΧΧΙkh
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Classical Greek letter Sampi
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Classical Greek letter SampiΣΑΜΠΙ"like a Pi (Π)"
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Classical Greek Captial letter Psi
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Classical Greek Captial letter PsiΨΨΙps
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Classical Greek Captial letter Omega
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Classical Greek Captial letter OmegaΩΩΜΕΓΑBig O
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| Messapic | Alphabet 6 c. BCE - 2 c. BCE |
Messapic letter Alpha
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Messapic letter Beta
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Messapic letter Gamma
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Messapic letter Delta
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Messapic letter Epsilon
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Messapic letter Digamma
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Messapic letter Upsilon
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Messapic letter Zeta
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Messapic letter Eta
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Messapic letter Heta
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Messapic letter Theta
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Messapic letter Iota
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Messapic letter Kappa
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Messapic letter Lambda
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Messapic letter Mu
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Messapic letter Nu
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Messapic letter Xi
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Messapic letter Omicron
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Messapic letter Pi
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Messapic letter Qoppa
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Messapic letter Rho
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Messapic letter Sigma
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Messapic letter Tau
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Messapic letter Chi
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