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The Sogdian alphabet is one of three scripts used to write the Sogdian language, the others being the Manichaean alphabet and the Syriac alphabet. It was used throughout Central Asia , from the edge of Iran in the west, to China in the east, from approximately 100–1200 A.D. [1]
Notable features. Type of writing system: abjad / consonant alphabet. Writing direction: right to left in horizontal lines, or sometimes left to right in vertical columns. Script family: Proto-Sinaitic, Phoenician, Aramaic, Sogdian. Used to write: Sogdian.
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The Sogdian script in its various forms is sometimes referred to as the Sogdian “national script” because it was available to all speakers of the language and used for writing texts of all sorts, including religious texts as well as inscriptions, letters, and legal documents.
The Sogdian alphabet is one of three scripts used to write the Sogdian language, the others being the Manichaean alphabet and the Syriac alphabet. It was used throughout Central Asia, from the edge of Iran in the west, to China in the east, from approximately 100–1200 A.D.
Aug 31, 2023 · The Sogdian alphabet is one of three scripts used to write the Sogdian language, the others being the Manichaean alphabet and the Syriac alphabet. [1] It was used throughout Central Asia , from the edge of Iran in the west, to China in the east, from approximately 100–1200 A.D. [1]
It is of some interest that the Sogdian alphabet differs from the Uighur counterpart in that the former still includes d (daleth), ṭ (teth), ʿ (ʿain), and q (koph), which are not employed for transcribing Sogdian sounds, while the latter disposes of them totally. However, the forms of these four letters in the Sogdian alphabet are ...
