South Picene alphabet

E13464

Old Italic script alphabet writing system

The South Picene alphabet is an ancient Old Italic writing system used to record the language of the South Picene people in pre-Roman central Italy.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Old Italic script → alphabet → writing system →
associatedWithArchaeologicalCulture	South Picene culture →
belongsToCulturalSphere	Italic peoples →
derivedFrom	Etruscan alphabet →
geographicContext	Adriatic side of central Italy →
hasApproximateNumberOfInscriptions	fewer than 30 →
hasDirectionVariability	yes →
hasDistinctCharacterSet	yes →
hasISO15924Code	Ital →
hasPrimaryEvidenceType	epigraphic →
hasScriptFeature	distinct signs for vowels and consonants → letters similar to other Italic scripts → some unique letter shapes →
hasTransliterationStandard	Latin transliteration →
hasUnicodeBlock	Old Italic →
isDeciphered	partially →
languageFamilyOfTexts	Sabellian languages →
relatedToScript	Etruscan alphabet → North Picene alphabet → Oscan alphabet → Umbrian alphabet →
scriptFamily	Old Italic →
scriptType	alphabetic →
timeOfUse	4th century BCE → 5th century BCE → 6th century BCE → 7th century BCE →
unicodeRange	U+10300–U+1032F →
usedBy	South Picene people →
usedFor	funerary inscriptions → inscriptions → votive inscriptions →
usedInPeriod	pre-Roman period →
usedInRegion	Picenum → central Italy →
writingDirection	boustrophedon → right-to-left →
writingMedium	metal → stone →
writingSystemOf	South Picene language →
writingSystemStatus	extinct →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
North Italic alphabet → North Picene alphabet → Oscan alphabet →	relatedTo
North Picene alphabet →	distinctFrom
Old Italic script →	includes
South Picene people ("South Picene script") →	writingSystem