Ogham
early medieval writing system
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Summary
Ogham is an alphabet[1]. Ogham ranks in the top 5% of alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,024 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: natural writing system[3], unicase alphabet[4]
- Has use: Old Irish[5]
- Commons category: Ogham[6]
- Language of work or name: Primitive Irish[7], Old Irish[8], Pictish[9]
- Inception: 350[10]
- End time: 1000[11]
- Topic's main category: Category:Ogham[12]
- Described by source: New Encyclopedic Dictionary[13], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[14], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[15], Otto's encyclopedia[16], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 12[17]
- Script directionality: bottom-to-top[18], left-to-right[19]
- Native label: ᚛ᚑᚌᚐᚋ᚜[20]
- Different from: Gaelic alphabet[21]
- Name: Ogham[22], ogam[23]
- Has part(s) of the class: Ogham letter[24]
- Unicode range: U+1680-169F[25]
Why It Matters
Ogham has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Ogham is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]