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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Syriac

ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

ܐܠܦ ܒܝܬ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ

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1 c. CE - Presentcitation needed


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Syriac

Languages1-3

Aramaic, Arabic, Malayalam, Sogdian, and liturgically in Syriac Christianity

Places1-3

Fertile Crescent (modern day Middle-East), India, China, and Mongolia

Abecedary4, citation needed


This is the oldest form of the Syriac script.

Sy_E01
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʾĀlep̄
Sy_E02
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ
Sy_E03
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal
Sy_E04
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Dālaṯ
Sy_E05
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Hē
Sy_E06
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Waw
Sy_E07
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Zayn
Sy_E08
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
Sy_E09
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
Sy_E10
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Yōḏ
Sy_E11
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄
Sy_E12
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
Sy_E13
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Mīm
Sy_E14
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Nūn
Sy_E15
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Semkaṯ
Sy_E16
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʿĒ
Sy_E18
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Pē
Sy_E19
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
Sy_E20
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Qōp̄
Sy_E21
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Rēš
Sy_E22
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Šīn
Sy_E24
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Taw

Contextual forms

Initial or
unconnected medial

Sy_E01c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʾĀlep̄ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E02c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E03c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E04c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Dālaṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E05c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Hē (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E06c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Waw (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E07c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Zayn (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E08c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ḥēṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E09c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṭēṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E10c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Yōḏ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E11c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E12c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Lāmaḏ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E13c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Mīm (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E14c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Nūn (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E15c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Semkaṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E16c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʿĒ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E18c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Pē (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E19c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṣāḏē (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E20c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Qōp̄ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E21c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Rēš (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E22c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Šīn (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_E24c
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Taw (initial/unconnected medial)

Connected
final

Sy_E02b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ (connected final)
Sy_E03b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal (connected final)
Sy_E08b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ḥēṯ (connected final)
Sy_E09b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṭēṯ (connected final)
Sy_E10b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Yōḏ (connected final)
Sy_E11b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄ (connected final)
Sy_E12b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Lāmaḏ (connected final)
Sy_E13b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Mīm (connected final)
Sy_E14b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Nūn (connected final)
Sy_E15b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Semkaṯ (connected final)
Sy_E16b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʿĒ (connected final)
Sy_E18b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Pē (connected final)
Sy_E20b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Qōp̄ (connected final)
Sy_E22b
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Šīn (connected final)

Unconnected
final

Sy_E11a
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄ (unconnected final)
Sy_E14a
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Nūn (unconnected final)

Ligatures

Sy_E1201
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ligature Lāmaḏ-ʾĀlep̄
Sy_E2401
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ligature Taw-ʾĀlep̄


Sy_M01
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄
Sy_M02
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Bēṯ
Sy_M03
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Gāmal
Sy_M04
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Dālaṯ
Sy_M05
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Hē
Sy_M06
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Waw
Sy_M07
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Zayn
Sy_M08
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
Sy_M09
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
Sy_M10
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Yōḏ
Sy_M11
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Kāp̄
Sy_M12
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
Sy_M13
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Mīm
Sy_M14
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Nūn
Sy_M15
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Semkaṯ
Sy_M16
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʿĒ
Sy_M18
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Pē
Sy_M19
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
Sy_M20
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Qōp̄
Sy_M21
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Rēš
Sy_M22
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Šīn
Sy_M24
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Taw

Specific diacritics

Vowels

This may have influenced the development of niqqud in Hebrew.

Sy_Mv01
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel Pṯāḥā
Sy_Mv02
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel Zqāp̄ā
Sy_Mv03
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel Rḇāṣā ʾărīḵā/Zlāmā pšīqā
Sy_Mv04
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel Rḇāṣā karyā/Zlāmā qašyā
Sy_Mv05
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel ʿṣāṣā ʾălīṣā/Rḇāṣā
Sy_Mv06
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel ʿṣāṣā rwīḥā/Rwāḥā
Sy_Mv07
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel Ḥḇāṣā
Sy_Mv08
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac vowel ʾăsāqā

Contextual forms

Initial or
unconnected medial

Sy_M01c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M02c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Bēṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M03c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Gāmal (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M04c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Dālaṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M05c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Hē (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M06c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Waw (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M07c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Zayn (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M08c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ḥēṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M09c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṭēṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M10c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Yōḏ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M11c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Kāp̄ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M12c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Lāmaḏ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M13c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Mīm (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M14c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Nūn (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M15c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Semkaṯ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M16c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʿĒ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M18c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Pē (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M19c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṣāḏē (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M20c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Qōp̄ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M21c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Rēš (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M22c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Šīn (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M24c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Taw (initial/unconnected medial)

Connected
final

Sy_M01b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄ (connected final)
Sy_M02b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Bēṯ (connected final)
Sy_M03b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Gāmal (connected final)
Sy_M08b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ḥēṯ (connected final)
Sy_M09b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṭēṯ (connected final)
Sy_M10b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Yōḏ (connected final)
Sy_M11b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Kāp̄ (connected final)
Sy_M12b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Lāmaḏ (connected final)
Sy_M13b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Mīm (connected final)
Sy_M14b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Nūn (connected final)
Sy_M15b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Semkaṯ (connected final variant 1)
Sy_M15b2
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Semkaṯ (connected final variant 2)
Sy_M16b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʿĒ (connected final)
Sy_M18b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Pē (connected final)
Sy_M20b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Qōp̄ (connected final)
Sy_M22b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Šīn (connected final)

Unconnected
final

Sy_M11a
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Kāp̄ (unconnected final)
Sy_M14a
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Nūn (unconnected final)

Ligatures

Sy_M1201
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac ligature Lāmaḏ-ʾĀlap̄
Sy_M1510
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac ligature Hē-Yōḏ
Sy_M2410
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac ligature Taw-Yōḏ
Sy_M2401c
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ligature Taw-ʾĀlep̄ (initial/unconnected medial)
Sy_M2401b
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ligature Taw-ʾĀlep̄ (connected final)
Sy_M2401a1
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ligature Taw-ʾĀlep̄ (unconnected final variant 1)
Sy_M2401a2
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ligature Taw-ʾĀlep̄ (unconnected final variant 2)


Sy_S01
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄/Olaf
Sy_S02
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Bēṯ
Sy_S03
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Gāmal
Sy_S04
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Dālaṯ
Sy_S05
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Hē
Sy_S06
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Waw
Sy_S07
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Zayn
Sy_S08
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
Sy_S09
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
Sy_S10
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Yōḏ
Sy_S11
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Kāp̄
Sy_S12
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
Sy_S13
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Mīm
Sy_S14
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Nūn
Sy_S15
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Semkaṯ
Sy_S16
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter ʿĒ
Sy_S18
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Pē
Sy_S19
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
Sy_S20
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Qōp̄
Sy_S21
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Rēš
Sy_S22
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Šīn
Sy_S24
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Taw

Specific diacritics

Vowels

Greek vowels used to indicate pronunciation.

Sy_Sv01
Serṭā/Western Syriac vowel Pṯāḥā
Sy_Sv02
Serṭā/Western Syriac vowel Zqāp̄ā
Sy_Sv03
Serṭā/Western Syriac vowel Rḇāṣā
Sy_Sv04
Serṭā/Western Syriac vowel Ḥḇāṣā
Sy_Sv05
Serṭā/Western Syriac vowel ʿṣāṣā
Sy_Sv06
Serṭā/Western Syriac vocative interjection ʾō

Diacritics

Majlīyānā ܡܲܓ̰ܠܝܼܵܢܵܐ

A tilde-like mark placed above or below a letter to change its phoenetic value.

Sy_E03
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal
Sy_E11
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄
Sy_E07
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Zayn
Sy_E22
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Šīn
Sy_Em03
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal with majlīyānā
Sy_Em11
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄ with majlīyānā
Sy_Em07
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Zayn with majlīyānā (variant 1)
Sy_Em22
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Šīn with majlīyānā
Sy_Em07a
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Zayn with majlīyānā (variant 2)

Rūkkāḵā ܪܘܟܟܐ and qūššāyā ܩܘܫܝܐ

A dot to beneath a letter to indicate its 'soft' variant or above a letter to indicate its 'hard variant respectively.'

Sy_Eq02
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ (qšīṯā)
Sy_Eq03
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal (qšīṯā)
Sy_Eq04
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Dālaṯ (qšīṯā)
Sy_Eq11
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄ (qšīṯā)
Sy_Eq18
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Pē (qšīṯā)
Sy_Eq24
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Taw (qšīṯā)
Sy_Er02
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ rakkīḵtā
Sy_Er03
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal rakkīḵtā
Sy_Er04
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Dālaṯ rakkīḵtā
Sy_Er11
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄ rakkīḵtā
Sy_Er18
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Pē rakkīḵtā
Sy_Er24
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Taw rakkīḵtā

Syāmē ܣܝ̈ܡܐ

Two (usually) horizontal dots above a letter with no sound value to indicate that a word is plural.

Sy_E02
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ
Sy_Es02
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ with syāmē

Mṭalqānā ܡܛܠܩܢܐ

A line to indicate a silent letter.
This can only occur above: ʾālep̄, hē, waw, yōḏ, lāmaḏ, mīm, nūn, ʿē or rēš.

Maḏnḥāyā/
Eastern
Sy_Mm01
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄ with mṭalqānā
Serṭā/
Western
Sy_Sm01
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄/Olaf with mṭalqānā

Epigraphy5

The Lord's Prayer
in Syriac

ʾEsṭrangēlā
(Classical)
Syriac

ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ
ܬܐܬܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܟ
ܢܗܘܐ ܣܒܝܢܟ
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܐܦ ܒܪܥܐ
ܗܒ ܠܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܣܘܢܩܢܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ
ܘܫܒܘܩ ܠܢ ܚܘܒܝܢ ܘܚܬܗܝܢ
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܢ ܠܚܝܒܝܢ
ܠܐ ܬܥܠܢ ܠܢܣܝܘܢܐ
ܐܠܐ ܦܨܐ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ
ܡܛܠ ܕܕܠܟ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
ܘܚܝܠܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ
ܐܡܝܢ

Maḏnḥāyā
(Eastern)
Syriac

ܐܒܘܢ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ
ܢܬܩܕܫ ܫܡܟ
ܬܐܬܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܟ
ܢܗܘܐ ܣܒܝܢܟ
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܒܫܡܝܐ ܐܦ ܒܪܥܐ
ܗܒ ܠܢ ܠܚܡܐ ܕܣܘܢܩܢܢ ܝܘܡܢܐ
ܘܫܒܘܩ ܠܢ ܚܘܒܝܢ ܘܚܬܗܝܢ
ܐܝܟܢܐ ܕܐܦ ܚܢܢ ܫܒܩܢ ܠܚܝܒܝܢ
ܠܐ ܬܥܠܢ ܠܢܣܝܘܢܐ
ܐܠܐ ܦܨܐ ܠܢ ܡܢ ܒܝܫܐ
ܡܛܠ ܕܕܠܟ ܗܝ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ
ܘܚܝܠܐ ܘܬܫܒܘܚܬܐ
ܠܥܠܡ ܥܠܡܝܢ
ܐܡܝܢ

Transliteration

Abun d-bašmayo
Nethqadaš šmokh
Tithe malkuthokh
Nehwe sebyonokh
Aykano d-bašmayo oph bar`o
Hab lan laḥmo d-sunqonan yowmono
Wašbuq lan ḥawbayn waḥtohayn
Aykano doph ḥnan šbaqan l-ḥayobayn
Lo ta`lan l-nesyuno
Elo paṣo lan men bišo
Meṭul d-dilokh hi malkutho
W-ḥaylo w-tešbuḥto
L`olam `olmin
Amin

Translation

Our Father in heaven
Hallowed be your name
Your kingdom come
Your will be done
As it is in heaven, so on earth
Give us our daily bread today
And forgive us our sins and debts
As we forgive those who sin against us
Do not lead us into temptation
But deliver us from evil
Because yours is the kingdom
And the power and the glory
For ever and ever
Amen.

Script comparison4,6-24

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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
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
EH24
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
Imperial Aramaic (Parent)
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
Kharoṣṭhī (Sibling)
Abugida
            
4 c. BCE - 3 c. CE
Kh01
Kharoṣṭhī letter A
Kh02
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ba
Kh03
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ga
Kh04
Kharoṣṭhī letter Dha
Kh05
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ha
Kh06
Kharoṣṭhī letter Va
Kh07
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ja
Kh08
Kharoṣṭhī letter Gha
Kh09
Kharoṣṭhī letter Tha
Kh10
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ya
Kh11
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ka
Kh12
Kharoṣṭhī letter La
Kh13
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ma
Kh14
Kharoṣṭhī letter Na
Kh15
Kharoṣṭhī letter Śa
Kh18
Kharoṣṭhī letter Pa
Kh19
Kharoṣṭhī letter Sa
Kh20
Kharoṣṭhī letter Kha
Kh21
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ra
Kh22
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ṣa
Kh24
Kharoṣṭhī letter Ta
Early/Ashokan Brahmi (Sibling)
Abugida
            
3 c. BCE - 1 c. CE
AB01
Early Brahmi letter A
AB02
Early Brahmi letter Ba
AB02.1
Early Brahmi letter Bha
AB03
Early Brahmi letter Ga
AB04
Early Brahmi letter Ḍa
AB04.1
Early Brahmi letter Dha
AB05
Early Brahmi letter Ha
AB06.0
Early Brahmi letter U
AB06.1
Early Brahmi letter Va
AB06.3
Early Brahmi letter Ja
AB07
Early Brahmi letter Jha
AB09.0
Early Brahmi letter Ṭha
AB09.1
Early Brahmi letter Tha
AB10
Early Brahmi letter Ya
AB11
Early Brahmi letter Ka
AB12
Early Brahmi letter La
AB13
Early Brahmi letter Ma
AB14.0
Early Brahmi letter Ña
AB14.1
Early Brahmi letter Ṅa
AB14.2
Early Brahmi letter Na
AB16
Early Brahmi letter E
AB17
Early Brahmi letter Gha
AB18
Early Brahmi letter Ṣa
AB19.0
Early Brahmi letter Sa
AB19.1
Early Brahmi letter Ca
AB19.2
Early Brahmi letter Pa
AB20
Early Brahmi letter Kha
AB21
Early Brahmi letter Ra
AB22
Early Brahmi letter Śa
AB24
Early Brahmi letter Ta
Hebrew (Sibling)
Abjad
            
c. 2/1 BCE - Present
H01
Hebrew letter Alef
H02
Hebrew letter Bet
H03
Hebrew letter Gimel
H04
Hebrew letter Dalet
H05
Hebrew letter He
H06
Hebrew letter Vav
H07
Hebrew letter Zayin
H08
Hebrew letter Chet
H09
Hebrew letter Tet
H10
Hebrew letter Yod
H11a
Hebrew letter Kaf
H11
Hebrew letter Kaf (final)
H12
Hebrew letter Lamed
H13
Hebrew letter Mem
H13a
Hebrew letter Mem (final)
H14a
Hebrew letter Nun
H14
Hebrew letter Nun (final)
H15
Hebrew letter Samekh
H16
Hebrew letter Ayin
H18a
Hebrew letter Pe
H18
Hebrew letter Pe (final)
H19a
Hebrew letter Tsadi
H19
Hebrew letter Tsadi (final)
H20
Hebrew letter Qof
H21
Hebrew letter Resh
H22
Hebrew letter Shin
H24
Hebrew letter Tav
Inscriptional Parthian (Sibling)
Abjad
            
2 c. BCE - 3 c. CE
Pa_IPa01
Inscriptional Parthian letter Aleph
Pa_IPa02
Inscriptional Parthian letter Beth
Pa_IPa03
Inscriptional Parthian letter Gimel
Pa_IPa04
Inscriptional Parthian letter Daleth
Pa_IPa05
Inscriptional Parthian letter He
Pa_IPa06
Inscriptional Parthian letter Waw
Pa_IPa07
Inscriptional Parthian letter Zayin
Pa_IPa08
Inscriptional Parthian letter Heth
Pa_IPa09
Inscriptional Parthian letter Teth
Pa_IPa10
Inscriptional Parthian letter Yodh
Pa_IPa11
Inscriptional Parthian letter Kaph
Pa_IPa12
Inscriptional Parthian letter Lamadh
Pa_IPa13
Inscriptional Parthian letter Mem
Pa_IPa14
Inscriptional Parthian letter Nun
Pa_IPa15
Inscriptional Parthian letter Samekh
Pa_IPa16
Inscriptional Parthian letter Ayin
Pa_IPa18
Inscriptional Parthian letter Pe
Pa_IPa19
Inscriptional Parthian letter Sadhe
Pa_IPa20
Inscriptional Parthian letter Qoph
Pa_IPa21
Inscriptional Parthian letter Resh
Pa_IPa22
Inscriptional Parthian letter Shin
Pa_IPa24
Inscriptional Parthian letter Taw
Elymaic (Sibling)
Abjad
            
2 c. BCE - 3 c. CE
E01
Elymaic letter Aleph
E02
Elymaic letter Beth
E03
Elymaic letter Gimel
E04
Elymaic letter Daleth
E05
Elymaic letter He
E06
Elymaic letter Waw
E07
Elymaic letter Zayin
E08
Elymaic letter Heth
E09
Elymaic letter Teth
E10
Elymaic letter Yodh
E11
Elymaic letter Kaph
E12
Elymaic letter Lamedh
E13
Elymaic letter Mem
E14
Elymaic letter Nun
E15
Elymaic letter Samekh
E16
Elymaic letter Ayin
E18
Elymaic letter Pe
E19
Elymaic letter Sadhe
E20
Elymaic letter Qoph
E21
Elymaic letter Res
E22
Elymaic letter Shin
E24
Elymaic letter Taw
Classical Nabataean (Sibling)
Abjad
            
2 c. BCE - 4 c. CE
N01
Classical Nabataean letter Ālaph
N01a
Classical Nabataean letter Ālaph (final)
N02
Classical Nabataean letter Bēth
N02a
Classical Nabataean letter Bēth (final)
N03
Classical Nabataean letter Gāmal
N04
Classical Nabataean letter Dālath
N05
Classical Nabataean letter Hē
N05a
Classical Nabataean letter Hē (final)
N06
Classical Nabataean letter Waw
N07
Classical Nabataean letter Zain
N08
Classical Nabataean letter Khēth
N09
Classical Nabataean letter Ṭēth
N10
Classical Nabataean letter Iodh
N10a
Classical Nabataean letter Iodh (final)
N11
Classical Nabataean letter Kāph
N11a
Classical Nabataean letter Kāph (final)
N12
Classical Nabataean letter Lāmadh
N12a
Classical Nabataean letter Lāmadh (final)
N13
Classical Nabataean letter Mem
N13a
Classical Nabataean letter Mem (final)
N14
Classical Nabataean letter Nun
N14a
Classical Nabataean letter Nun (final)
N15
Classical Nabataean letter Semkath
N16
Classical Nabataean letter Ayin
N18
Classical Nabataean letter Pē
N19
Classical Nabataean letter Ṩādhē
N20
Classical Nabataean letter Qoph
N21
Classical Nabataean letter Rēš
N22
Classical Nabataean letter Šīn
N22a
Classical Nabataean letter Šīn (final)
N24
Classical Nabataean letter Taw
Palmyrene (Sibling)
Abjad
            
1 c. BCE - 3 c. CE
Pal01
Palmyrene letter Aleph
Pal02
Palmyrene letter Beth
Pal03
Palmyrene letter Gimel
Pal04
Palmyrene letter Daleth
Pal05
Palmyrene letter He
Pal06
Palmyrene letter Waw
Pal07
Palmyrene letter Zayin
Pal08
Palmyrene letter Heth
Pal09
Palmyrene letter Teth
Pal10
Palmyrene letter Yodh
Pal11
Palmyrene letter Kaph
Pal12
Palmyrene letter Lamedh
Pal13
Palmyrene letter Mem
Pal14
Palmyrene letter Nun
Pal14a
Palmyrene letter Nun (final)
Pal15
Palmyrene letter Samekh
Pal16
Palmyrene letter Ayin
Pal18
Palmyrene letter Pe
Pal19
Palmyrene letter Sadhe
Pal20
Palmyrene letter Qoph
Pal21
Palmyrene letter Res
Pal22
Palmyrene letter Shin
Pal24
Palmyrene letter Taw
Hatran (Sibling)
Abjad
            
c. 98 BCE - 240 CE
Ha01
Hatran letter Aleph
Ha02
Hatran letter Beth
Ha03
Hatran letter Gimel
Ha04
Hatran letter Daleth
Ha05
Hatran letter He
Ha06
Hatran letter Waw
Ha07
Hatran letter Zayin
Ha08
Hatran letter Heth
Ha09
Hatran letter Teth
Ha10
Hatran letter Yodh
Ha11
Hatran letter Kaph
Ha12
Hatran letter Lamedh
Ha13
Hatran letter Mem
Ha14
Hatran letter Nun
Ha15
Hatran letter Samekh
Ha16
Hatran letter Ayin
Ha18
Hatran letter Pe
Ha19
Hatran letter Sadhe
Ha20
Hatran letter Qoph
Ha21
Hatran letter Res
Ha22
Hatran letter Shin
Ha24
Hatran letter Taw
Sogdian (Sibling)
Abjad
            
1/2 c. CE - 11 c. CE
So_o01
Old Sogdian letter Aleph
So_c01
Cursive Sogdian letter Aleph
So_o02
Old Sogdian letter Beth
So_c02
Cursive Sogdian letter Beth
So_o03
Old Sogdian letter Gimel
So_c03
Cursive Sogdian letter Gimel
So_o05
Old Sogdian letter He
So_c05
Cursive Sogdian letter He
So_o06
Old Sogdian letter Waw
So_c06
Cursive Sogdian letter Waw
So_o07
Old Sogdian letter Zayn
So_c07
Cursive Sogdian letter Zayn
So_o08
Old Sogdian letter Heth
So_c08
Cursive Sogdian letter Heth
So_o10
Old Sogdian letter Yodh
So_c10
Cursive Sogdian letter Yodh
So_o11
Old Sogdian letter Kaph
So_c11
Cursive Sogdian letter Kaph
So_o12
Old Sogdian letter Lamedh
So_c12
Cursive Sogdian letter Lamedh
So_o13
Old Sogdian letter Mem
So_c13
Cursive Sogdian letter Mem
So_o14
Old Sogdian letter Nun
So_c14
Cursive Sogdian letter Nun
So_o15
Old Sogdian letter Samekh
So_c15
Cursive Sogdian letter Samekh
So_o18
Old Sogdian letter Pe
So_c18
Cursive Sogdian letter Pe
So_o19
Old Sogdian letter Sadhe
So_c19
Cursive Sogdian letter Sadhe
So_o041621
Old Sogdian letter Resh-Ayin-Daleth
So_c16
Cursive Sogdian letter Resh-Ayin
So_o22
Old Sogdian letter Shin
So_c22
Cursive Sogdian letter Shin
So_o24
Old Sogdian letter Taw
So_c24
Cursive Sogdian letter Taw
Armazian (Sibling)
Abjad
            
??? - 5 c. CE
Arm01
Armazian letter Aleph
Arm02
Armazian letter Beth
Arm03
Armazian letter Gimel
Arm04
Armazian letter Daleth
Arm05
Armazian letter He
Arm06
Armazian letter Waw
Arm07
Armazian letter Zayin
Arm08
Armazian letter Heth
Arm09
Armazian letter Teth
Arm10
Armazian letter Yodh
Arm11
Armazian letter Kaph
Arm12
Armazian letter Lamedh
Arm13
Armazian letter Mem
Arm14
Armazian letter Nun
Arm15
Armazian letter Samekh
Arm16
Armazian letter Ayin
Arm18
Armazian letter Pe
Arm19
Armazian letter Sadhe
Arm20
Armazian letter Qoph
Arm21
Armazian letter Res
Arm22
Armazian letter Shin
Arm24
Armazian letter Taw
Early Steppean Rovash (Sibling)
Alphabet
              
3 c. BCE - 10 c. CE
Khwarezmian (Sibling)
Abjad
            
2 c. CE - 9 c. CE
Khw01
Khwarezmian letter Aleph
Khw02
Khwarezmian letter Beth
Khw03
Khwarezmian letter Gimel
Khw04
Khwarezmian letter Daleth
Khw05
Khwarezmian letter He
Khw06
Khwarezmian letter Waw
Khw07
Khwarezmian letter Zayin
Khw08
Khwarezmian letter Heth
Khw10
Khwarezmian letter Yodh
Khw11
Khwarezmian letter Kaph
Khw12
Khwarezmian letter Lamedh
Khw13
Khwarezmian letter Mem
Khw14
Khwarezmian letter Nun
Khw15
Khwarezmian letter Samekh
Khw16
Khwarezmian letter Ayin
Khw18
Khwarezmian letter Pe
Khw21
Khwarezmian letter Res
Khw22
Khwarezmian letter Shin
Khw24
Khwarezmian letter Taw
Mandaic (Sibling)
Alphabet
            
2 c. CE - Present
Man01
Mandaic letter A
Man02
Mandaic letter Ba
Man03
Mandaic letter Ga
Man04
Mandaic letter Da
Man05
Mandaic letter Ha
Man06
Mandaic letter Wa
Man07
Mandaic letter Za
Man08
Mandaic letter Eh
Man09
Mandaic letter Ṭa
Man10
Mandaic letter Ya
Man11
Mandaic letter Ka
Man12
Mandaic letter La
Man13
Mandaic letter Ma
Man14
Mandaic letter Na
Man15
Mandaic letter Sa
Man16
Mandaic letter E
Man18
Mandaic letter Pa
Man19
Mandaic letter Ṣa
Man20
Mandaic letter Qa
Man21
Mandaic letter Ra
Man22
Mandaic letter Ša
Man24
Mandaic letter Ta
Manichaean (Sibling)
Abjad
            
3 c. CE - 10 c. CE
Ma01
Manichaean letter Aleph
Ma02
Manichaean letter Beth
Ma03
Manichaean letter Gimel
Ma04
Manichaean letter Daleth
Ma05
Manichaean letter He
Ma06
Manichaean letter Waw
Ma07
Manichaean letter Zayin
Ma08
Manichaean letter Heth
Ma09
Manichaean letter Teth
Ma10
Manichaean letter Yodh
Ma11
Manichaean letter Kaph
Ma12
Manichaean letter Lamedh
Ma13
Manichaean letter Mem
Ma14
Manichaean letter Nun
Ma15
Manichaean letter Samekh
Ma16
Manichaean letter Ayin
Ma18
Manichaean letter Pe
Ma19
Manichaean letter Sadhe
Ma20
Manichaean letter Qoph
Ma21
Manichaean letter Resh
Ma22
Manichaean letter Shin
Ma24
Manichaean letter Taw
Syriac
Abjad
            
1 c. CE - Present
Sy_E01
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʾĀlep̄
Sy_M01
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄
Sy_S01
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter ʾĀlap̄/Olaf
Sy_E02
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Bēṯ
Sy_M02
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Bēṯ
Sy_S02
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Bēṯ
Sy_E03
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Gāmal
Sy_M03
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Gāmal
Sy_S03
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Gāmal
Sy_E04
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Dālaṯ
Sy_M04
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Dālaṯ
Sy_S04
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Dālaṯ
Sy_E05
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Hē
Sy_M05
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Hē
Sy_S05
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Hē
Sy_E06
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Waw
Sy_M06
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Waw
Sy_S06
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Waw
Sy_E07
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Zayn
Sy_M07
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Zayn
Sy_S07
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Zayn
Sy_E08
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
Sy_M08
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
Sy_S08
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ḥēṯ
Sy_E09
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
Sy_M09
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
Sy_S09
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ṭēṯ
Sy_E10
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Yōḏ
Sy_M10
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Yōḏ
Sy_S10
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Yōḏ
Sy_E11
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Kāp̄
Sy_M11
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Kāp̄
Sy_S11
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Kāp̄
Sy_E12
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
Sy_M12
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
Sy_S12
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Lāmaḏ
Sy_E13
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Mīm
Sy_M13
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Mīm
Sy_S13
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Mīm
Sy_E14
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Nūn
Sy_M14
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Nūn
Sy_S14
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Nūn
Sy_E15
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Semkaṯ
Sy_M15
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Semkaṯ
Sy_S15
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Semkaṯ
Sy_E16
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter ʿĒ
Sy_M16
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter ʿĒ
Sy_S16
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter ʿĒ
Sy_E18
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Pē
Sy_M18
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Pē
Sy_S18
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Pē
Sy_E19
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
Sy_M19
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
Sy_S19
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Ṣāḏē
Sy_E20
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Qōp̄
Sy_M20
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Qōp̄
Sy_S20
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Qōp̄
Sy_E21
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Rēš
Sy_M21
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Rēš
Sy_S21
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Rēš
Sy_E22
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Šīn
Sy_M22
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Šīn
Sy_S22
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Šīn
Sy_E24
ʾEsṭrangēlā/Classical Syriac letter Taw
Sy_M24
Maḏnḥāyā/Eastern Syriac letter Taw
Sy_S24
Serṭā/Western Syriac letter Taw

Lineage4,14,15,21-34


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Imperial Aramaic
     ↳Kharoṣṭhī
     ↳*Early/Ashokan Brahmi
     ↳Hebrew
     ↳Inscriptional Parthian
     ↳Elymaic
     ↳Classical Nabataean
     ↳Palmyrene
     ↳Hatran
     ↳Syriac
     ↳Old Sogdian
     ↳Armazian
     ↳Early Steppean Rovash
     ↳Khwarezmian
     ↳Mandaic
     ↳Manichaean
    ↳Archaic Greek
     ↳Modern Greek
      ↳Syriac Serṭā vowel diacritics

*The origin of Brahmi is heavily disputed.4,35-38

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