Mediterranean alphabet
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The Mediterranean alphabet is a historical family of writing systems used around the Mediterranean basin that evolved from the Phoenician script and gave rise to several ancient alphabets, including Greek, Etruscan, and Latin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mediterranean alphabet canonical | 1 |
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet family
ⓘ
historical writing system family ⓘ |
| derivesFrom |
Northwest Semitic alphabetic script
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Semitic consonantal script tradition
|
| evolvedFrom |
Phoenician alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenician script
|
| gaveRiseTo |
Etruscan alphabet
ⓘ
Greek alphabet ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | coastal regions around the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Etruscan alphabet
ⓘ
Greek alphabet ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ other regional Mediterranean alphabets ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Phoenician alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Phoenician script
|
| influenced | various ancient Mediterranean writing systems ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Etruscan alphabet
ⓘ
Greek alphabet ⓘ Latin alphabet ⓘ Phoenician alphabet ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient Mediterranean era ⓘ |
| usedFor | writing various ancient Mediterranean languages ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Mediterranean Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean basin
Ancient Mediterranean world ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean world
|
| writingDirection |
later left-to-right in some descendant scripts
ⓘ
primarily right-to-left in early forms ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.