Sarati (historical in-universe)
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Sarati is an early Elvish script devised by J.R.R. Tolkien as a precursor to the Tengwar, used in-universe for writing languages such as Quenya.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sarati | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elvish script
ⓘ
fictional writing system ⓘ |
| associatedCulture | Noldor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLocation |
Tirion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valinor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | The Legendarium of J. R. R. Tolkien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyInLegendarium | earliest known Elvish script ⓘ |
| creator | J. R. R. Tolkien ⓘ |
| designedAs | precursor to later Elvish scripts in-universe ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Parma Eldalamberon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tolkien’s linguistic papers ⓘ |
| earlierThanInUniverse | Tengwar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | internal history writing system ⓘ |
| graphemicFeatures |
distinct signs for basic consonants
ⓘ
positional variation of vowel signs ⓘ use of tehtar-like diacritics for vowels ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Rúmilian script NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMode |
Quenya mode
ⓘ
Telerin mode ⓘ |
| hasNotationFor |
consonants
GENERATED
ⓘ
punctuation GENERATED ⓘ vowels GENERATED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Tolkien’s study of historical scripts ⓘ |
| inUniverseInventor | Rúmil of Tirion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inUniverseUsePeriod |
Elder Days
ⓘ
First Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | manuscripts ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Tengwar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realWorldStatus |
artistic invention
ⓘ
constructed script ⓘ |
| relationToTengwar |
historical precursor in Tolkien’s legendarium
GENERATED
ⓘ
shares featural principles with Tengwar GENERATED ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | Elvish writing system of Aman ⓘ |
| scriptDirection |
primarily vertical
ⓘ
right-to-left (in some modes) ⓘ top-to-bottom ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Tolkien-invented scripts ⓘ |
| usedForLanguage |
Quenya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Telerin NERFINISHED ⓘ early Elvish languages ⓘ |
| useInFictionalUniverse |
Aman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle-earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualStyle |
compact vertical columns
ⓘ
curvilinear characters ⓘ |
| writingSystemType |
consonant-based alphabet with vowel signs
ⓘ
featural alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.