Phoenician script
abjad found in Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions across the Mediterranean from the 11th–2nd centuries BCE
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Phoenician script
Summary
Phoenician script is an abjad[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]
Key Facts
- Phoenician script is in the country of Phoenicia[3].
- Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as abjad[4].
- Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[5].
- Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[6].
- Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as Semitic alphabet[7].
- Phoenician script's based on is recorded as Proto-Sinaitic[8].
- The location of Phoenician script was Directorate General of Antiquities[9].
- Phoenician script's Commons category is recorded as Phoenician script[10].
- Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Canaanite[11].
- Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Philistine[12].
- Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Phoenician[13].
- Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Punic[14].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤀[15].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤁[16].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤂[17].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤃[18].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤄[19].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤅[20].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤆[21].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤇[22].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤈[23].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤉[24].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤊[25].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤋[26].
- Phoenician script comprises 𐤌[27].
Body
Definition and Type
Recorded instance of include abjad[4], natural writing system[5], unicase alphabet[6], and Semitic alphabet[7].
Origins
1050 BC marks the founding of Phoenician script[28].
Use and Application
Components include 𐤀[15], a Phoenician letter[29]; 𐤁[16], a Phoenician letter[30]; 𐤂[17], a Phoenician letter[31]; 𐤃[18], a Phoenician letter[32]; 𐤄[19], a Phoenician letter[33]; and 𐤅[20], a Phoenician letter[34].
Why It Matters
Phoenician script has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]