Khwarezmian script (for Khwarezmian)
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The Khwarezmian script is an extinct writing system derived from the Aramaic script, historically used to write the Khwarezmian language of the Khwarezm region in Central Asia.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khwarezmian script | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Khwarezmian civilization ⓘ |
| associatedWithLanguageFamily | Eastern Iranian languages ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | Aramaic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | right-to-left ⓘ |
| extinctionReason | replacement by Arabic script ⓘ |
| geographicContext | lower Oxus region ⓘ |
| graphemicNature | consonant-based ⓘ |
| hasVowelNotation | limited ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Antiquity ⓘ |
| languageStatusOfKhwarezmian | extinct language ⓘ |
| regionNowPartOf |
Karakalpakstan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kazakhstan NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkmenistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbekistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Pahlavi script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parthian script NERFINISHED ⓘ Sogdian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Arabic script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scholarlyField |
Central Asian epigraphy
ⓘ
Iranian philology ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | historical script ⓘ |
| scriptClass | Middle Iranian scripts ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Aramaic family ⓘ |
| scriptLineage |
Aramaic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Phoenician alphabet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptStatus | no longer in everyday use ⓘ |
| scriptType | abjad ⓘ |
| scriptUsage |
non-religious texts
ⓘ
regional ⓘ |
| status | extinct ⓘ |
| timeOfObsolescence | after Islamic conquest of Khwarezm ⓘ |
| unicodeStatus | not fully encoded in Unicode ⓘ |
| usedBy | Khwarezmian people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative documents
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ legal documents ⓘ |
| usedInRegion |
Central Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Khwarezm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingDirection | right-to-left horizontal ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
ceramic
ⓘ
paper ⓘ parchment ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Khwarezmian language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystemScope |
official records
ⓘ
secular documents ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | consonantal alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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