Meroitic Cursive
The Meroitic script is an alphabetic script, used to write the Meroitic language of the Kingdom of Meroë in Sudan. It was developed in the Napatan Period (about 700–300 BCE) and it first appeared in the 2nd century BCE. Its use was described by the Greek historian Diodorus Siculus (c. 50 BCE). Here are the most important facts about this alphabet:
- The Meroitic script is basically an alphabet of 23 symbols used from the II century BC till the V century AC in Nubia and Northern Sudan.
- It has two varieties: hieroglyphic (known from inscriptions on monuments, comes from The Egyptian hieroglyphic writing) and Cursive (from demotic writing).
- The hieroglyphic symbols were written in columns, from top to bottom, from right to left. The more common cursive form was written from right to left, from top to bottom.
- The alphabet was decoded at the beginning of the XX century by Francis Llewellyn Griffith; however, most symbols and meanings still remain unclear
- 4 vowels + 14 consonants + 5 syllables
- Apparently, the Meroitic script was also utilized for writing the Old Nubian language (the ancestor of Meroitic written mostly in Coptic or modified Greek)
- In late 2008 the first complete royal dedication was found, which may help confirm or refute some of the current hypotheses.
- The longest inscription found is currently kept in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Propriedades
Intervalo | 109A0–109FF |
Personagens | 96 |
Lista de Caracteres
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Letras de vogal
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109A0𐦠
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109A1𐦡
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109A2𐦢
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109A3𐦣
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Cartas consoantes
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109A4𐦤
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109A5𐦥
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109A6𐦦
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109A7𐦧
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109A8𐦨
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109A9𐦩
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109AA𐦪
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109AB𐦫
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109AC𐦬
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109AD𐦭
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109AE𐦮
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109AF𐦯
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109B0𐦰
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109B1𐦱
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109B2𐦲
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109B3𐦳
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109B4𐦴
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109B5𐦵
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109B6𐦶
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109B7𐦷
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109B8
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109B9
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109BA
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109BB
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Frações
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109BC𐦼
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109BD𐦽
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Logogramas
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109BE𐦾
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109BF𐦿
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Dígitos
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109C0𐧀
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109C1𐧁
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109C2𐧂
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109C3𐧃
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109C4𐧄
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109C5𐧅
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109C6𐧆
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109C7𐧇
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109C8𐧈
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Dezenas
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109C9𐧉
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109CA𐧊
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109CB𐧋
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109CC𐧌
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109CD𐧍
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109CE𐧎
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109CF𐧏
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109D0
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109D1
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Centenas
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109D2𐧒
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109D3𐧓
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109D4𐧔
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109D5𐧕
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109D6𐧖
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109D7𐧗
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109D8𐧘
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109D9𐧙
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109DA𐧚
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Milhares
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109DB𐧛
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109DC𐧜
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109DD𐧝
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109DE𐧞
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109DF𐧟
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109E0𐧠
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109E1𐧡
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109E2𐧢
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109E3𐧣
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Dez mil
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109E4𐧤
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109E5𐧥
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109E6𐧦
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109E7𐧧
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109E8𐧨
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109E9𐧩
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109EA𐧪
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109EB𐧫
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109EC𐧬
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Cem mil
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109ED𐧭
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109EE𐧮
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109EF𐧯
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109F0𐧰
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109F1𐧱
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109F2𐧲
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109F3𐧳
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109F4𐧴
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109F5𐧵
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Frações
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109F6𐧶
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109F7𐧷
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109F8𐧸
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109F9𐧹
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109FA𐧺
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109FB𐧻
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109FC𐧼
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109FD𐧽
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109FE𐧾
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109FF𐧿
Tabela de Caracteres
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𐦠109A0
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𐦡109A1
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𐦢109A2
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𐦣109A3
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𐦤109A4
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𐦥109A5
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𐦦109A6
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𐦧109A7
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𐦨109A8
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𐦩109A9
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𐦪109AA
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𐦫109AB
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𐦬109AC
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𐦭109AD
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𐦮109AE
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𐦯109AF
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𐦰109B0
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𐦱109B1
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𐦲109B2
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𐦳109B3
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𐦴109B4
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𐦵109B5
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𐦶109B6
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𐦷109B7
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109B8
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109B9
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109BA
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109BB
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𐦼109BC
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𐦽109BD
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𐦾109BE
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𐦿109BF
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𐧀109C0
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𐧁109C1
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𐧂109C2
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𐧃109C3
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𐧄109C4
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𐧅109C5
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𐧆109C6
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𐧇109C7
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𐧈109C8
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𐧉109C9
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𐧊109CA
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𐧋109CB
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𐧌109CC
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𐧍109CD
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𐧎109CE
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𐧏109CF
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109D0
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109D1
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𐧒109D2
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𐧓109D3
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𐧔109D4
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𐧕109D5
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𐧖109D6
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𐧗109D7
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𐧘109D8
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𐧙109D9
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𐧚109DA
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𐧛109DB
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𐧜109DC
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𐧝109DD
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𐧞109DE
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𐧟109DF
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𐧠109E0
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𐧡109E1
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𐧢109E2
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𐧣109E3
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𐧤109E4
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𐧥109E5
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𐧦109E6
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𐧧109E7
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𐧨109E8
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𐧩109E9
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𐧪109EA
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𐧫109EB
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𐧬109EC
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𐧭109ED
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𐧮109EE
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𐧯109EF
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𐧰109F0
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𐧱109F1
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𐧲109F2
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𐧳109F3
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𐧴109F4
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𐧵109F5
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𐧶109F6
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𐧷109F7
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𐧸109F8
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𐧹109F9
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𐧺109FA
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𐧻109FB
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𐧼109FC
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𐧽109FD
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𐧾109FE
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𐧿109FF