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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Old Nubian

ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲓⲛ

Alphabet1
8 c. CE - Present2


Left-to-right1

Old_Nubian

Languages3,4

Old Nubian and Nobiin

Placescitation needed

Southern Egypt and Northern Sudan

Abecedary5

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
OC23.1a
Old Nubian letter Soou
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
OC24.0a
Old Nubian letter Tau
OC06a
Old Nubian letter Upsilon
OC24.2a
Old Nubian letter Phi
OC24.3a
Old Nubian letter Chi
OC32a
Old Nubian letter Epsi
OC33a
Old Nubian letter Oou
OC25a
Old Nubian letter Shai
OC28a
Old Nubian letter Hori
ON30
Old Nubian letter Shima
ON_01
Old Nubian letter Ngi
ON_02
Old Nubian letter Nyi
ON_03
Old Nubian letter Wau

Epigraphy6

OC_Epi01 OC_Epi02

Fragment of an Old Nubian literary text written on parchment in ink. Excavated in Qasr Ibrim, Egypt. (Undated)
(English description - here)

Script comparison5,7-9

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
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
Meroitic Cursive (Parent)
Abugida
            
3 c. BCE - 6 c. CE
MC01
Meroitic cursive letter O
MC13
Meroitic cursive letter Na
MC18
Meroitic cursive letter Ra
MC25
Meroitic cursive letter Sa
MC34
Meroitic cursive letter A
MC35
Meroitic cursive letter E
MC36
Meroitic cursive letter I
MC37
Meroitic cursive letter Ya
MC38
Meroitic cursive letter Wa
MC39
Meroitic cursive letter Ba
MC41
Meroitic cursive letter Pa
MC42
Meroitic cursive letter Ma
MC43
Meroitic cursive letter Ne
MC44
Meroitic cursive letter La
MC45
Meroitic cursive letter Kha
MC46
Meroitic cursive letter Hha
MC47a
Meroitic hieroglyph letter Se
MC48
Meroitic cursive letter Ka
MC49
Meroitic cursive letter Qa
MC50
Meroitic cursive letter Ta
MC52
Meroitic cursive letter Te
MC54
Meroitic cursive letter To
MC55
Meroitic cursive letter Da
Coptic (Parent)
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
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

Lineage9-16


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Demotic Egyptian
   ↳Meroitic Cursive (selected letters)
    ↳Old Nubian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Archaic Greek
     ↳Modern Greek
      ↳Coptic
       ↳Old Nubian

Old_Nubian

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