Old Nubian
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Old Nubian is an extinct Nubian language once spoken in medieval Nubia, known primarily from Christian religious and administrative texts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Nubian canonical | 13 |
| Old Nubian language | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Nubian language
ⓘ
extinct language ⓘ medieval language ⓘ |
| attestedFrom | 8th century ⓘ |
| attestedUntil | 15th century ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Nobiin ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Greek uncial script ⓘ |
| hasDescendant |
Dongolawi
ⓘ
Kenzi ⓘ Nobiin ⓘ |
| languageCodeISO639_3 | onw ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Nubian languages ⓘ |
| notableCorpus |
Qasr Ibrim manuscripts
ⓘ
biblical translations ⓘ homilies ⓘ legal documents ⓘ letters ⓘ |
| region |
Kingdom of Alodia
ⓘ
Kingdom of Makuria ⓘ Kingdom of Nobadia ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christian Nubian kingdoms
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianity in Nubia
|
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Nile Valley between Aswan and Khartoum
ⓘ
medieval Nubia ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Eastern Sudanic languages
ⓘ
Nilo-Saharan languages ⓘ Nubian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Nubian languages
|
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ 13th century ⓘ 14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Christian religious texts
ⓘ
administrative documents ⓘ |
| usesDiacriticsFrom |
Coptic language
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic
|
| usesLoanwordsFrom |
Arabic
ⓘ
Coptic ⓘ Greek ⓘ |
| usesNumeralsFrom |
Coptic script
ⓘ
surface form:
Coptic numerals
|
| writingMaterial |
paper
ⓘ
parchment ⓘ wall inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Coptic script
ⓘ
Greek script ⓘ Old Nubian script (historically) ⓘ
surface form:
Old Nubian alphabet
|
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old Nubian script
this entity surface form:
Old Nubian language