Pre-Biblical and Biblical Hebrew
Southern Canaan (Biblical Israel and Judah)
Paleo-Hebrew letter ʾālep
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Paleo-Hebrew letter Bēt
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Paleo-Hebrew letter Gīml
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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 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 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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Gezer calendar (description and English translation - 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. O1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V28
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M39
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Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
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Phoenician (Parent) | Abjad |
Phoenician letter ʾālep
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Phoenician letter Bēt
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Phoenician letter Gīml
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Phoenician letter Dālet
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Phoenician letter He
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Phoenician letter Wāw
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Phoenician letter Zajin/Zayin
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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 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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Imperial Aramaic (Sibling) | Abjad |
Imperial Aramaic letter Ālaph
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Imperial Aramaic letter Bēth
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Imperial Aramaic letter Gāmal
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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 Beta
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Archaic Greek letter Gamma
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Archaic Greek letter Delta
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Archaic Greek letter Ei
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Archaic Greek letter Digamma
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Archaic Greek letter U
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Archaic Greek letter Zeta
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Archaic Greek letter Eta (eastern variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Eta (southern/western variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Theta
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Archaic Greek letter Iota
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Archaic Greek letter Kappa
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Archaic Greek letter Lambda
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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 Ou
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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 Sigma
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Archaic Greek letter Tau
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Archaic Greek letter Phi
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Archaic Greek letter Chi (western variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Chi (eastern variant)
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Archaic Greek letter Sampi
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Archaic Greek letter Psi
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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)
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Phrygian letter B (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter G
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Phrygian letter D (variant 1)
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Phrygian letter D (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter E (variant 1)
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Phrygian letter E (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter V
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Phrygian letter U
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 1)
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 3)
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Phrygian letter Z (variant 4)
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Phrygian letter I
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Phrygian letter Y (variant 1)
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Phrygian letter Y (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter K (variant 1)
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Phrygian letter K (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter K (variant 3)
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Phrygian letter K (variant 4)
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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)
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Phrygian letter S (variant 2)
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Phrygian letter S (variant 3)
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Phrygian letter S (variant 4)
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Phrygian letter T
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Proto-Rovash (Sibling) |
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Sidetic (Sibling) | Alphabet ?5 c. - ?3 c. BCE |
Sidetic letter U
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Sidetic letter Θ (variant 1)
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Sidetic letter Θ (variant 2)
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Sidetic letter I (variant 1)
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Sidetic letter I (variant 2)
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Sidetic letter O (variant 1)
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Sidetic letter O (variant 2)
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Sidetic letter P
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Sidetic letter S (variant 1)
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Sidetic letter S (variant 2)
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Neo-Punic (Sibling) | Abjad ?4 c. BCE - ??? |
Neo-Punic letter ʾālep
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Neo-Punic letter Bēt
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Neo-Punic letter Gīml
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Neo-Punic letter Dālet
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Neo-Punic letter He
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Neo-Punic letter Wāw
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Neo-Punic letter Zajin/Zayin
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Neo-Punic letter Hēt
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Neo-Punic letter Ṭēt
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Neo-Punic letter Yod
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Neo-Punic letter Kāp
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Neo-Punic letter Lāmed
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Neo-Punic letter Mēm
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Neo-Punic letter Nūn
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Neo-Punic letter Śāmek
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Neo-Punic letter ʿayin
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Neo-Punic letter Pē
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Neo-Punic letter Ṩādē
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Neo-Punic letter Qōp
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Neo-Punic letter Rēs/Resh
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Neo-Punic letter Šīn
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Neo-Punic letter Tāw
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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)
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Libyco-Berber letter G (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter D (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter D (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter U (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter U (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter Ż (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter Ẓ (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter Ẓ (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter Z
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Libyco-Berber letter H
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Libyco-Berber letter H (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter Ṭ (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter Ṭ (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter I (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter I (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter K (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter K (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter L (horizontal variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter L (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter M (horizontal variant)
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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)
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Libyco-Berber letter F (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter Ç (horizontal variant)
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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)
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Libyco-Berber letter Š (vertical variant)
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Libyco-Berber letter T
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Libyco-Berber letter T1 (horizontal variant)
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Paleo-Hebrew | Abjad |
Paleo-Hebrew letter ʾālep
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Paleo-Hebrew letter Bēt
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Paleo-Hebrew letter Gīml
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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 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 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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Samaritan (Child) | Abjad
6 c. BCE - Present |
Samaritan letter Ā'lāf
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Samaritan letter Bīt
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Samaritan letter Gā'mān
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Samaritan letter Dā'lāt
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Samaritan letter Īy
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Samaritan letter Bā̊
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Samaritan letter Zēn
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Samaritan letter Īt
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Samaritan letter Ṭīt
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Samaritan letter Yūt
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Samaritan letter Kā̊f
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Samaritan letter Lā'bāt
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Samaritan letter Mīm
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Samaritan letter Nūn
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Samaritan letter Sin'gā̊t
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Samaritan letter Īn
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Samaritan letter Fī
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Samaritan letter Ṣā̊'dīy
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Samaritan letter Qūf
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Samaritan letter Rīš
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Samaritan letter
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Samaritan letter Tā̊f
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