Nbat

E163876

Nbat is the ISO 15924 script code assigned to the ancient Nabataean alphabet used in the Near East.

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Nbat canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ISO 15924 script code
script code
assignedBy ISO 15924
codeFor Nabataean alphabet
direction right-to-left
geographicAssociation Nabataean kingdom
surface form: Nabataean Kingdom

Petra
Northern Arabia
surface form: northwestern Arabia

Levant region
surface form: southern Levant
relatedScript Arabic script
Imperial Aramaic
surface form: Imperial Aramaic script
scriptCodeCase title case
scriptCodeSystem ISO 15924 code list
scriptCodeType four-letter code
scriptFamily Aramaic script family
scriptName Nabataean inscriptions
surface form: Nabataean
scriptScope alphabet
scriptStatus historic
scriptType historical script
scriptUsageRegion Middle East
surface form: Near East
standard ISO 15924
timePeriod approximately 2nd century BCE to 4th century CE
unicodeBlockName Nabataean inscriptions
surface form: Nabataean
unicodeScriptName Nabataean inscriptions
surface form: Nabataean
unicodeStandard Unicode
usedForLanguage Nabataean Aramaic
usedInDiscipline epigraphy
historical linguistics
palaeography
writingSystem Nabataean inscriptions
surface form: Nabataean
writingSystemType abjad

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