maˈtʼuww

Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Old Turkic

𐰜𐰇𐰚:𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰰

𐰝𐰈𐰛:𐱆𐰈𐰼𐰰

Alphabet1
8 c. CE - 10 c. CE2


Right-to-left1

Old_Turkic

Languages1

Old Turkic

Places1

Various Turkic Khaganates (Modern day Mongolia, East Turkestan, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Northern Caucasus and Southern Siberia)

Abecedary1,3

Eponymous of the Orkhon Valley, Mongolia, where inscriptions of this variant were discovered.

Vowels

OT_o01
Old Turkic letter A (Orkhon variant)
OT_o10.1
Old Turkic letter I (Orkhon variant)
OTo02
Old Turkic letter E (Orkhon variant)
OT_o06
Old Turkic letter O (Orkhon variant)
OTo03
Old Turkic letter Oe (Yenisei variant)

Consonants

Back vowels

OT_o02
Old Turkic letter Ab (Orkhon variant)
OT_o04
Old Turkic letter Ad (Orkhon variant)
OTo04
Old Turkic letter Ag (Orkhon variant)
OT_o12
Old Turkic letter Al (Orkhon variant)
OT_o14
Old Turkic letter An (Orkhon variant)
OT_o21
Old Turkic letter Ar (Orkhon variant)
OT_o15
Old Turkic letter As (Orkhon variant)
OTo05
Old Turkic letter At (Orkhon variant)
OTo06
Old Turkic letter Ay (Orkhon variant)
OT_o08
Old Turkic letter Aq (Orkhon variant)
OTo07
Old Turkic letter Oq (Orkhon variant)

Front vowels

OTo08
Old Turkic letter Aeb (Orkhon variant)
OTo09
Old Turkic letter Aed (Orkhon variant)
OT_o03
Old Turkic letter Aeg (Orkhon variant)
OTo10
Old Turkic letter Ael (Orkhon variant)
OTo11
Old Turkic letter Aen (Orkhon variant)
OTo12
Old Turkic letter Aer (Orkhon variant)
OT_o07
Old Turkic letter Aes (Orkhon variant)
OT_o24
Old Turkic letter Aet (Orkhon variant)
OTo13
Old Turkic letter Aey (Orkhon variant)
OT_o05
Old Turkic letter Aek (Orkhon variant)
OTo14
Old Turkic letter Oek (Orkhon variant)

Others

OT_o19
Old Turkic letter Ec (Orkhon variant)
OT_o13
Old Turkic letter Em (Orkhon variant)
OT_o18
Old Turkic letter Ep (Orkhon variant)
OTo15
Old Turkic letter Esh (Orkhon variant)
OTo16
Old Turkic letter Ez (Orkhon variant)
OTo17
Old Turkic letter Eng (Orkhon variant)
OTo18
Old Turkic letter Ic (Orkhon variant)
OTo19
Old Turkic letter Iq (Orkhon variant)
OTo20
Old Turkic letter Enc (Orkhon variant)
OTo21
Old Turkic letter Eny (Orkhon variant)
OTo22
Old Turkic letter Elt (Orkhon variant)
OTo23
Old Turkic letter Ent (Orkhon variant)
OTo24
Old Turkic letter Ash (Orkhon variant)
OTo25
Old Turkic letter Ot (Orkhon variant)
OTo26
Old Turkic letter Bash (Orkhon variant)

Eponymous of the Yenisey Valley, Siberia, where inscriptions of this variant were discovered.

Vowels

OT_y01
Old Turkic letter A (Yenisei variant)
OT_y10.1
Old Turkic letter I (Yenisei variant)
OTy02
Old Turkic letter E (Yenisei variant)
OT_y06
Old Turkic letter O (Yenisei variant)
OTy03
Old Turkic letter Oe (Yenisei variant)
OTy01
Old Turkic letter Ae (Yenisei variant)

Consonants

Back vowels

OT_y02
Old Turkic letter Ab (Yenisei variant)
OT_y04
Old Turkic letter Ad (Yenisei variant)
OTy04
Old Turkic letter Ag (Yenisei variant)
OT_y12
Old Turkic letter Al (Yenisei variant)
OT_y14
Old Turkic letter An (Yenisei variant)
OT_y21
Old Turkic letter Ar (Yenisei variant)
OT_y15
Old Turkic letter As (Yenisei variant)
OTy05
Old Turkic letter At (Yenisei variant)
OTy06
Old Turkic letter Ay (Yenisei variant)
OT_y08
Old Turkic letter Aq (Yenisei variant)
OTy07
Old Turkic letter Oq (Yenisei variant)

Front vowels

OTy08
Old Turkic letter Aeb (Yenisei variant)
OTy09
Old Turkic letter Aed (Yenisei variant)
OT_y03
Old Turkic letter Aeg (Yenisei variant)
OTy10
Old Turkic letter Ael (Yenisei variant)
OTy11
Old Turkic letter Aen (Yenisei variant)
OTy12
Old Turkic letter Aer (Yenisei variant)
OT_y07
Old Turkic letter Aes (Yenisei variant)
OT_y24
Old Turkic letter Aet (Yenisei variant)
OTy13
Old Turkic letter Aey (Yenisei variant)
OT_y05
Old Turkic letter Aek (Yenisei variant)
OTy14
Old Turkic letter Oek (Yenisei variant)

Others

OT_y19
Old Turkic letter Ec (Yenisei variant)
OT_y13
Old Turkic letter Em (Yenisei variant)
OT_y18
Old Turkic letter Ep (Yenisei variant)
OTy15
Old Turkic letter Esh (Yenisei variant)
OTy16
Old Turkic letter Ez (Yenisei variant)
OTy15a
Old Turkic letter Ash (Yenisei variant)
OTy17
Old Turkic letter Ang (Yenisei variant)
OTy18
Old Turkic letter Ic (Yenisei variant)
OTy19
Old Turkic letter Iq (Yenisei variant)
OTy20
Old Turkic letter Enc (Yenisei variant)
OTy21
Old Turkic letter Eny (Yenisei variant)
OTy17a
Old Turkic letter Aeng (Yenisei variant)
OTy22
Old Turkic letter Elt (Yenisei variant)
OTy23
Old Turkic letter Ent (Yenisei variant)
OTy24
Old Turkic letter Ash (Yenisei variant)
OTy25
Old Turkic letter Ot (Yenisei variant)
OTy26
Old Turkic letter Bash (Yenisei variant)

Epigraphy4

Or.8212/76(1)

Register of names in Old Turkic. 400 CE to 750 CE. (Description - here)

Script comparison1,3,5-9

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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
Imperial Aramaic (Ancestor)
Abjad
            
8 c. BCE - 7 c. CE
IA01
Imperial Aramaic letter Ālaph
IA02
Imperial Aramaic letter Bēth
IA03
Imperial Aramaic letter Gāmal
IA04
Imperial Aramaic letter Dālath
IA05
Imperial Aramaic letter Hē
IA06
Imperial Aramaic letter Waw
IA07
Imperial Aramaic letter Zain
IA08
Imperial Aramaic letter Khēth
IA09
Imperial Aramaic letter Ṭēth
IA10
Imperial Aramaic letter Iodh
IA11
Imperial Aramaic letter Kāph
IA12
Imperial Aramaic letter Lāmadh
IA13
Imperial Aramaic letter Mem
IA14
Imperial Aramaic letter Nun
IA15
Imperial Aramaic letter Semkath
IA16
Imperial Aramaic letter Ayin
IA18
Imperial Aramaic letter Pē
IA19
Imperial Aramaic letter Ṩādhē
IA20
Imperial Aramaic letter Qoph
IA21
Imperial Aramaic letter Rēš
IA22
Imperial Aramaic letter Šīn
IA24
Imperial Aramaic letter Taw
Early Steppean Rovash (Parent)
Alphabet
              
3 c. BCE - 10 c. CE
ESR04
Early Steppean Rovash letter Sharp D
ESR07
Early Steppean Rovash letter Sz
ESR07a
Early Steppean Rovash letter Forked Sz
ESR08
Early Steppean Rovash letter Gh
ESR08a
Early Steppean Rovash letter Angled Ue
ESR09
Early Steppean Rovash letter Sharp T
ESR09a
Early Steppean Rovash letter Angled T
ESR10
Early Steppean Rovash letter Angled I
ESR10a
Early Steppean Rovash letter Closed J
ESR10b
Early Steppean Rovash letter Circle-ended I
ESR12
Early Steppean Rovash letter Crossed L
ESR12a
Early Steppean Rovash letter Sharp L
ESR13
Early Steppean Rovash letter Open M
ESR13a
Early Steppean Rovash letter Closed G
ESR14
Early Steppean Rovash letter N
ESR15
Early Steppean Rovash letter Closed R
ESR18
Early Steppean Rovash letter Simple P
ESR20
Early Steppean Rovash letter Angled Q
ESR24
Early Steppean Rovash letter Forked T
Old Turkic
Alphabet
            
8 c. CE - 10 c. CE
OT_o01
Old Turkic letter A (Orkhon variant)
OT_y01
Old Turkic letter A (Yenisei variant)
OT02
Old Turkic letter E
OT_o02
Old Turkic letter Ab (Orkhon variant)
OT_y02
Old Turkic letter Ab (Yenisei variant)
OT_o03
Old Turkic letter Aeg (Orkhon variant)
OT_y03
Old Turkic letter Aeg (Yenisei variant)
OT_o04
Old Turkic letter Ad (Orkhon variant)
OT_y04
Old Turkic letter Ad (Yenisei variant)
OT_o05
Old Turkic letter Aek (Orkhon variant)
OT_y05
Old Turkic letter Aek (Yenisei variant)
OT_06
Old Turkic letter O
OT_07
Old Turkic letter Aes
OT_o08
Old Turkic letter Aq (Orkhon variant)
OT_y08
Old Turkic letter Aq (Yenisei variant)
OTo03
Old Turkic letter Oe (Yenisei variant)
OTy05
Old Turkic letter At (Yenisei variant)
OT09
Old Turkic letter Aed
OT_o10.1
Old Turkic letter I (Orkhon variant)
OT_y10.1
Old Turkic letter I (Yenisei variant)
OT_o10
Old Turkic letter Aey (Orkhon variant)
OT_y10
Old Turkic letter Aey (Yenisei variant)
OTo06
Old Turkic letter Ay (Orkhon variant)
OTy06
Old Turkic letter Ay (Yenisei variant)
OT_o12
Old Turkic letter Al (Orkhon variant)
OT_y12
Old Turkic letter Al (Yenisei variant)
OTo22
Old Turkic letter Elt
OT_13
Old Turkic letter Em
OT_14
Old Turkic letter An
OTy17a
Old Turkic letter Aeng (Yenisei variant)
OTo11
Old Turkic letter Aen (Orkhon variant)
OTy11
Old Turkic letter Aen (Yenisei variant)
OT_15
Old Turkic letter As
OT24
Old Turkic letter Ash
OT_18
Old Turkic letter Ep
OT_o19
Old Turkic letter Ec (Orkhon variant)
OT_y19
Old Turkic letter Ec (Yenisei variant)
OTo15
Old Turkic letter Esh (Orkhon variant)
OTy15
Old Turkic letter Esh (Yenisei variant)
OTo20
Old Turkic letter Enc (Orkhon variant)
OTy20
Old Turkic letter Enc (Yenisei variant)
OTo19
Old Turkic letter Iq (Orkhon variant)
OTy19
Old Turkic letter Iq (Yenisei variant)
OTo14
Old Turkic letter Oek (Orkhon variant)
OTy14
Old Turkic letter Oek (Yenisei variant)
OT_o21
Old Turkic letter Ar (Orkhon variant)
OT_y21
Old Turkic letter Ar (Yenisei variant)
OT18
Old Turkic letter Ic
OTy15a
Old Turkic letter Ash (Yenisei variant)
OT_o24
Old Turkic letter Aet (Orkhon variant)
OT_y24
Old Turkic letter Aet (Yenisei variant)

Lineage1,8,9,11-17


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Imperial Aramaic
     ↳Kharoṣṭhī (selected letters)
      ↳Old Turkic
     ↳Early Steppean Rovash
      ↳Old Turkic