Milyan script
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The Milyan script is an ancient Anatolian writing system used to record the now-extinct Milyan (Lycian B) language, closely related to and derived from the Lycian alphabet.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
ancient Anatolian script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Lycian B script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Lycian B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Lycian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Lycian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | left-to-right ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Lycian A script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | used in the classical period of Lycia ⓘ |
| languageStatus | extinct language ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| region |
Lycia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Anatolia ⓘ |
| relatedScript |
Carian script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luwian hieroglyphs NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycian script NERFINISHED ⓘ Sidetic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Anatolian alphabets
ⓘ
Anatolian branch of Indo-European writing traditions ⓘ |
| scriptStatus | deciphered ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| sharesGlyphsWith | Lycian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Anatolian alphabets
ⓘ
Lycian scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| unicodeStatus | not encoded in Unicode as of 2024 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Milyan-speaking communities ⓘ |
| usedFor | writing the Milyan language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Lycia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ancient Anatolia ⓘ |
| writingSystemDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Milyan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope | epigraphic ⓘ |
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