Khitan large script
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Khitan large script was a logographic writing system developed by the Khitan people to record their language during the Liao dynasty in northern China.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical script
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Liao dynasty imperial court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deciphermentStatus | partially deciphered ⓘ |
| developedFor | Khitan language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionOfWriting |
columns arranged left-to-right
ⓘ
top-to-bottom ⓘ vertical ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystemProperty | no known native name preserved ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Chinese characters ⓘ |
| region |
Inner Mongolia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchuria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Khitan small script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Khitan scripts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | logographic ⓘ |
| scriptUsage | primarily for monumental inscriptions ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 12th century ⓘ |
| unicodeStatus | not encoded in Unicode ⓘ |
| usedBy | Khitan people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
epitaphs
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ official documents ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Liao dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemOf | Khitan language ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | extinct ⓘ |
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