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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Northeastern
Iberian

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


Left-to-right and right-to-left1

Northeastern Iberian

Languages1

Iberian and Proto-Basque

Places1

Northeastern Iberian peninsula

Abecedary1

Vowel signs

NEID01
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter A
NEID_e01
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter E
NEID10
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter I
NEID_e02
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter O
NEID_e03
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter U

Stop signs

NEID03
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ka
NEID11
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ke
NEID10b
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ki
NEID_e04
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ko
NEID_e05
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ku
NEID03a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ga
NEID11a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ge
NEID10c
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Gi
NEID_e06
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Go
NEID_e07
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Gu
NEID02b
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ba
NEID_e08
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Be
NEID02
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bi
NEID_e09
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bo
NEID18
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bu
NEID24
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ta
NEID09
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Te
NEID_e10
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ti
NEID_e11
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter To
NEID04
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Tu
NEID24a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Da
NEID09a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter De
NEID_e12
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Di
NEID_e13
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Do
NEID04a
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Du

Non-stop consonant signs

NEID_e14
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter S
NEID21
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ŕ
NEID_e15
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter M
NEID_e16
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ḿ
NEID12
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter L
NEID22
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ś
NEID_e17
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter R
NEID14
Dual Northeastern Iberian letter N
NEID_e18
Unidentified Dual Northeastern Iberian letter

Vowel signs

NEIND01a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter A
NEIND_d01
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter E
NEIND10a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter I
NEIND_d02
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter O
NEIND_e03
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter U

Stop signs

NEIND03a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ga/Ka
NEIND11b
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ge/Ke
NEIND10c
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Gi/Ki
NEIND_e06
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Go/Ko
NEIND_d03
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Gu/Ku
NEIND02c
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ba
NEIND_d04
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Be
NEIND02a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bi
NEIND_d05
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bo
NEIND18a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Bu
NEIND24a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Da/Ta
NEIND09b
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter De/Te
NEIND_d06
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Di/Ti
NEIND_d07
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Do/To
NEIND04a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Du/Tu

Non-stop consonant signs

NEIND_d08
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter S
NEIND21a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ŕ
NEIND_e15
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter M
NEIND12b
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ḿ
NEIND12
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter L
NEIND22
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter Ś
NEIND01b
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter R
NEIND14a
Non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter N
NEIND_d09
Unidentified non-dual Northeastern Iberian letter

Epigraphy

Dual script2

NEI_Epi01 NEI_Epi02

Silver coin dating 195-170 BCE, depicting a horseman and the word "iltiŕta".
(English description and transliteration - here)

Non-dual script3

NEI_Epi01

The Hand of Irulegi (80-72 BCE), the oldest wriitten evidence of the Basque language.
(English description, transliteration, and translation - here)

Script comparison1,4-7

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
Phoenician (Ancestor)
Abjad
                
12 c. BCE - 135 BCE
P01
Phoenician letter ʾālep
P02
Phoenician letter Bēt
P03
Phoenician letter Gīml
P04
Phoenician letter Dālet
P05
Phoenician letter He
P06
Phoenician letter Wāw
P07
Phoenician letter Zajin/Zayin
P08
Phoenician letter Hēt
P09
Phoenician letter Ṭēt
P10
Phoenician letter Yod
P11
Phoenician letter Kāp
P12
Phoenician letter Lāmed
P13
Phoenician letter Mēm
P14
Phoenician letter Nūn
P15
Phoenician letter Śāmek
P16
Phoenician letter ʿayin
P18
Phoenician letter Pē
P19
Phoenician letter Ṩādē
P20
Phoenician letter Qōp
P21
Phoenician letter Rēs/Resh
P22
Phoenician letter Šīn
P24
Phoenician letter Tāw
Dual Northeastern Iberian
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
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 (Child)
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
Dual Eastern Celtiberian (Child)
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

Lineage1,5,6,8,9


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
       ↳Dual Eastern Celtiberian

Iberian

Artwork featured on Cátedra Dama de Elche,
La Universidad Miguel Hernández (here)