Phrygian alphabet
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The Phrygian alphabet is an ancient script used by the Phrygians of Anatolia, closely related to early Greek writing and known primarily from inscriptions dating to the first millennium BCE.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Phrygian alphabet | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
writing system ⓘ |
| characterType | consonants and vowels ⓘ |
| chronologicalContext | Iron Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalRangeApproximate | c. 8th century BCE to early Roman Imperial period ⓘ |
| chronology |
Middle Phrygian period
ⓘ
New Phrygian period ⓘ Old Phrygian period ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Phrygian kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deciphermentStatus | largely deciphered ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Phoenician alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Carian alphabet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ Lycian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ Lydian alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| evidenceType | inscriptions ⓘ |
| geographicContext | ancient Anatolia ⓘ |
| graphemicFeature |
letters similar in form to archaic Greek letters
ⓘ
no separate numeral signs (numbers written alphabetically) ⓘ |
| influenced | local Anatolian epigraphic traditions ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Greek alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfLettersApproximate | 19–21 ⓘ |
| primaryEvidenceSites |
Gordion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Anatolian sites ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Phrygian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | central Anatolia ⓘ |
| relatedTo | early Greek alphabet ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Greek script family ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| sharesFeaturesWith | early Greek writing ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1st millennium BCE ⓘ |
| unicodeStatus | not yet encoded as a separate Unicode block (as of 2024) ⓘ |
| usedBy | Phrygians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dedicatory inscriptions
ⓘ
funerary texts ⓘ votive inscriptions ⓘ |
| usedIn | Anatolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
funerary inscriptions
ⓘ
rock monuments ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemClass | Old Anatolian alphabets ⓘ |
| writingSystemStatus | extinct ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Old Phrygian alphabet