Umbrian alphabet
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The Umbrian alphabet is an ancient Italic writing system used to record the Umbrian language, primarily known from inscriptions such as the Iguvine Tablets.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
ancient Italic script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| belongsTo | Italic epigraphy ⓘ |
| category |
Ancient Italic alphabets
ⓘ
Osco-Umbrian languages ⓘ
surface form:
Umbrian language
|
| derivedFrom |
Etruscan alphabet
ⓘ
Old Italic script ⓘ
surface form:
Old Italic alphabet
|
| evidenceFrom | Iguvine Tablets ⓘ |
| hasApproximateNumberOfLetters | 20 ⓘ |
| hasNotableInscription | Iguvine Tablets ⓘ |
| hasTransliterationStandard | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | extinct script ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Etruscan writing ⓘ |
| region |
Umbria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Italy ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Old Italic script
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Italic scripts
|
| scriptType |
alphabetic
ⓘ
consonantary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| unicodeBlock |
Old Italic script
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Italic
|
| usedBy | Umbrians ⓘ |
| usedFor | writing the Umbrian language ⓘ |
| usedIn | ancient Umbria ⓘ |
| usedUntil | Romanization of Umbria ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
bronze tablets
ⓘ
stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf |
Osco-Umbrian languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Umbrian language
|
| writingSystemType | segmental writing system ⓘ |
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