Dongba script
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Dongba script is an ancient pictographic writing system traditionally used by Naxi priests in southwestern China for religious texts and rituals.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pictographic script
ⓘ
ritual script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Dongba religion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lijiang NERFINISHED ⓘ Naxi culture ⓘ |
| contains |
ideograms
ⓘ
phonetic elements ⓘ pictograms ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| documentType |
mythological narratives
ⓘ
prayer texts ⓘ ritual manuscripts ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Naxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfSigns | over 1000 ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemType |
logographic
ⓘ
mnemonic ⓘ pictographic ⓘ |
| preservationEffort |
academic documentation
ⓘ
local cultural programs ⓘ museum collections ⓘ |
| primaryUsers |
ritual specialists
ⓘ
shamans ⓘ |
| region | Himalayan foothills ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Dongba religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
left-to-right
ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | independent writing system ⓘ |
| status |
endangered
ⓘ
partially living ⓘ |
| timePeriod | ancient ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | documented in Memory of the World registers (manuscripts) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Dongba priests
ⓘ
Naxi people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
divination
ⓘ
recording myths ⓘ recording rituals ⓘ religious texts ⓘ rituals ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Yunnan Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
cloth
ⓘ
handmade paper ⓘ wooden boards ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Naxi language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingTool |
brush
ⓘ
ink ⓘ |
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