Punic
Mediterranean coast of Northwest Africa, the Iberian peninsula and several Mediterranean islands (Malta, Sicily and Sardinia)
![]() Neo-Punic letter ʾālep
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![]() Neo-Punic letter Bēt
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![]() Neo-Punic letter Gīml |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Dālet |
![]() Neo-Punic letter He |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Wāw |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Zajin/Zayin |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Hēt |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Ṭēt |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Yod |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Kāp |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Lāmed |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Mēm |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Nūn |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Śāmek |
![]() Neo-Punic letter ʿayin |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Pē |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Ṩādē |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Qōp |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Rēs/Resh |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Šīn |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Tāw |
Limestone frieze with inscription in Neo-Punic (6 ll); half of a bilingual inscription, the other half being Numidian (Libyco-Berber) (1852,0305.2); instrumental in deciphering Numidian script which is alphabetic and reads from right to left like Punic; from punic style mausoleum dedicated to Ateban, a Numidian prince; cracked; small areas of surface loss; brown staining near top. (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 | Wick | Mouth | Rush with shoots | Cord on stick | Head | Bow | Basket of fruit or grain | Crossed sticks | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Logography |
![]() 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. V28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V28𓎛Wick
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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. M39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M39𓇨Basket of fruit or grain
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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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Phoenician (Parent) | Abjad |
![]() Phoenician letter ʾālep
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Phoenician letter ʾālep𐤀𐤀𐤋𐤐Ox, head of cattle
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![]() Phoenician letter Bēt
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![]() Phoenician letter Gīml
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Phoenician letter Gīml𐤂𐤂𐤌𐤋Throwing stick (or camel)
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![]() Phoenician letter Dālet
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![]() Phoenician letter He
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Phoenician letter He𐤄𐤄Window (or jubilation)
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![]() Phoenician letter Wāw
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![]() Phoenician letter Zajin/Zayin
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Phoenician letter Zajin/Zayin𐤆𐤆𐤉𐤍Weapon (or manacle)
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![]() Phoenician letter Hēt
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![]() Phoenician letter Ṭēt
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![]() Phoenician letter Yod
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![]() Phoenician letter Kāp
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![]() Phoenician letter Lāmed
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![]() Phoenician letter Mēm
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![]() Phoenician letter Nūn
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![]() Phoenician letter Śāmek
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![]() Phoenician letter ʿayin
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![]() Phoenician letter Pē
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![]() Phoenician letter Ṩādē
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Phoenician letter Ṩādē𐤑𐤑𐤃Papyrus plant/fish hook
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![]() Phoenician letter Qōp
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![]() Phoenician letter Rēs/Resh
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![]() Phoenician letter Šīn
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![]() Phoenician letter Tāw
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Paleo-Hebrew (Sibling) | Abjad |
![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter ʾālep
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Paleo-Hebrew letter ʾālep𐤀𐤀𐤋𐤐Ox, head of cattle
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Bēt
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Gīml
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Paleo-Hebrew letter Gīml𐤂𐤂𐤌𐤋Throwing stick (or camel)
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Dālet
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter He
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Wāw
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Zajin/Zayin
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Paleo-Hebrew letter Zajin/Zayin𐤆𐤆𐤉𐤍Weapon (or manacle)
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Hēt
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Ṭēt
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Yod
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Kāp
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Lāmed
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Mēm
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Nūn
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Śāmek
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter ʿayin
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Pē
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Ṩādē
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Paleo-Hebrew letter Ṩādē𐤑𐤑𐤃Papyrus plant/fish hook
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Qōp
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Rēs/Resh
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Šīn
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![]() Paleo-Hebrew letter Tāw
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Imperial Aramaic (Sibling) | Abjad |
![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Ālaph
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Imperial Aramaic letter Ālaph𐡀𐡀𐡐𐡓ʾ
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Bēth
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Gāmal |
![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Dālath
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Hē
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Waw
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Zain
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Khēth
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Ṭēth
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Iodh
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Kāph
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Lāmadh
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Mem
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Nun
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Semkath
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Ayin
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Pē
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Ṩādhē
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Qoph
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Rēš
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Šīn
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![]() Imperial Aramaic letter Taw
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Archaic Greek (Sibling) | Alphabet |
![]() 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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Phrygian (Sibling) |
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![]() Phrygian letter A
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![]() Phrygian letter B (variant 1)
![]() Phrygian letter B (variant 2)
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![]() Phrygian letter G
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![]() Phrygian letter D (variant 1)
![]() Phrygian letter D (variant 2)
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![]() Phrygian letter E (variant 1)
![]() Phrygian letter E (variant 2)
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![]() Phrygian letter V
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Phrygian letter Vw
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![]() Phrygian letter U
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![]() Phrygian letter Z (variant 1)
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 1)z ?zd
![]() Phrygian letter Z (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 2)z ?zd
![]() Phrygian letter Z (variant 3)
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 3)z ?zd
![]() Phrygian letter Z (variant 4)
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 4)z ?zd
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![]() Phrygian letter I
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![]() Phrygian letter Y (variant 1)
![]() Phrygian letter Y (variant 2)
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![]() Phrygian letter K (variant 1)
![]() Phrygian letter K (variant 2)
![]() Phrygian letter K (variant 3)
![]() Phrygian letter K (variant 4)
![]() Phrygian letter K (variant 5)
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![]() Phrygian letter L
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![]() Phrygian letter M
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![]() Phrygian letter N
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![]() Phrygian letter O
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![]() Phrygian letter P
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![]() Phrygian letter R
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![]() Phrygian letter S (variant 1)
![]() Phrygian letter S (variant 2)
![]() Phrygian letter S (variant 3)
![]() Phrygian letter S (variant 4)
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![]() Phrygian letter T
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Proto-Rovash (Sibling) |
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Forked A
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Forked E
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Diagonal E
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Sharp D
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Proto-Rovash letter Sharp Dd
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Open V
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Forked O (variant 1)
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Proto-Rovash letter Forked O (variant 1)o
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Forked O (variant 2)
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Proto-Rovash letter Forked O (variant 2)o
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Forked Sz
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Angled Ch
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Gh
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Arched Ch
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Open T
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Central T
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Sharp T
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Closed T
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Angled I
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Proto-Rovash letter Angled Ii, ï, e
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Arched I
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Closed J
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Circle-ended I
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Simple L
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Open M
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Round M
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Forked N
![]() Proto-Rovash letter N
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Circle-ended Sh
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Proto-Rovash letter Circle-ended Shsh
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Cs
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Closed Q
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Arched K
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Proto-Rovash letter Arched Kk
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Sharp R
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Proto-Rovash letter Sharp Rr
![]() Proto-Rovash letter Arched R
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Proto-Rovash letter Arched Rr
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Zs
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Arched D
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![]() Proto-Rovash letter Central F
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Sidetic (Sibling) | Alphabet ?5 c. - ?3 c. BCE |
![]() Sidetic letter U
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![]() Sidetic letter Θ (variant 1)
![]() Sidetic letter Θ (variant 2)
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![]() Sidetic letter I (variant 1)
![]() Sidetic letter I (variant 2)
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![]() Sidetic letter O (variant 1)
![]() Sidetic letter O (variant 2)
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![]() Sidetic letter P
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![]() Sidetic letter S (variant 1)
![]() Sidetic letter S (variant 2)
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Libyco-Berber (Sibling) | Abjad 2 c. BCE - 7 c. CE |
![]() Libyco-Berber letter B
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter G (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter G (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter D (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter D (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter U (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter U (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter Ż (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter Ẓ (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter Ẓ (vertical variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter Z
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter H
![]() Libyco-Berber letter H (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter Ṭ (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter Ṭ (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter I (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter I (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter K (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter K (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter L (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter L (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter M (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter M (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter N
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter S
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter F (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter F (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter Ç (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter Ç (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter Q (horizontal variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter R
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter Š (horizontal variant)
![]() Libyco-Berber letter Š (vertical variant)
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![]() Libyco-Berber letter T
![]() Libyco-Berber letter T1 (horizontal variant)
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Neo-Punic | Abjad ?4 c. BCE - ??? |
![]() Neo-Punic letter ʾālep
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![]() Neo-Punic letter Bēt
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![]() Neo-Punic letter Gīml |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Dālet |
![]() Neo-Punic letter He |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Wāw |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Zajin/Zayin |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Hēt |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Ṭēt |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Yod |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Kāp |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Lāmed |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Mēm |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Nūn |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Śāmek |
![]() Neo-Punic letter ʿayin |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Pē |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Ṩādē |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Qōp |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Rēs/Resh |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Šīn |
![]() Neo-Punic letter Tāw |
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