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Meroitic script

The Meroitic script consists of two alphasyllabic scripts developed to write the Meroitic language at the beginning of the Meroitic Period (3rd century BC) of the Kingdom of Kush. The two scripts are Meroitic Cursive, derived from Demotic Egyptian, and Meroitic Hieroglyphs, derived from Egyptian hieroglyphs. Meroitic Cursive is the most widely attested…

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Child systems
Nubian (influenced)
ISO 15924
Mero, 100: Meroitic Hieroglyphs Merc, 101: Meroitic Cursive
Languages
Meroitic language and possibly Old Nubian
Parent systems
HieraticDemoticMeroitic · DemoticMeroitic · Meroitic
Period
300 BC – 600 AD
Script type
Abugida with inherent vowel /a/ except on the vocalic signs: ⟨a⟩, ⟨e⟩, ⟨i⟩, ⟨o⟩ and the syllabic ⟨ne⟩, ⟨se⟩, ⟨te⟩, and ⟨to⟩ signs

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Meroitic script

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Meroitic script → AncientScriptsMeroitic WritingMeroitic, Archived, Berger, Carrier Claude, Heyler André, Jean, Leclant Jean, Meroitic, Naggar Catherine, OmniglotMeroitic, REM, Rilly Claude, Répertoire, Tome, Tome II, Tome III, Wayback MachineExamples
related to Unicode · 8
Meroitic script → Cursive, Hieroglyphic, January, Meroitic, Meroitic Cursive, Meroitic Hieroglyphs, The Unicode, Unicode Standard
Parent systems · 3
Meroitic script → DemoticMeroitic, HieraticDemoticMeroitic, Meroitic
Unicode range · 2
Meroitic script → U+10980–U+1099F Meroitic Hieroglyphs, U+109A0–U+109FF Meroitic Cursive
Child systems · 1
Meroitic script → Nubian (influenced)
ISO 15924 · 1
Meroitic script → Mero, 100: Meroitic Hieroglyphs Merc, 101: Meroitic Cursive
Languages · 1
Meroitic script → Meroitic language and possibly Old Nubian
Period · 1
Meroitic script → 300 BC – 600 AD
Script type · 1
Meroitic script → Abugida with inherent vowel /a/ except on the vocalic signs: ⟨a⟩, ⟨e⟩, ⟨i⟩, ⟨o⟩ and the syllabic ⟨ne⟩, ⟨se⟩, ⟨te⟩, and ⟨to⟩ signs

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meroitic cursive script vowel egyptian letters language two century unicode vowels greek nubian ne hieroglyphs old abugida consonants names scripts

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Meroitic scriptChild systemsNubian (influenced)1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptISO 15924Mero, 100: Meroitic Hieroglyphs Merc, 101: Meroitic Cursive1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptLanguagesMeroitic language and possibly Old Nubian1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptParent systemsHieraticDemoticMeroitic1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptParent systemsDemoticMeroitic1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptParent systemsMeroitic1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptPeriod300 BC – 600 AD1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptScript typeAbugida with inherent vowel /a/ except on the vocalic signs: ⟨a⟩, ⟨e⟩, ⟨i⟩, ⟨o⟩ and the syllabic ⟨ne⟩, ⟨se⟩, ⟨te⟩, and ⟨to⟩ signs1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptUnicode rangeU+10980–U+1099F Meroitic Hieroglyphs1.00infobox
Meroitic scriptUnicode rangeU+109A0–U+109FF Meroitic Cursive1.00infobox
Egyptian names borrowed into Meroiticinstance oftoThese values were established from evidence0.80text
Hitzeinstance ofLater scholars0.80text

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