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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Medieval Runes

ᚠᚢᚦᚮᚱᚴ

Alphabet1
12 c. CE - 17 c. CEcitation needed


Left-to-right1

Medieval_Runes

Languages1, citation needed

Scandinavian languages, including Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Icelandic.

Places1,2

Scandinavia and Iceland

Abecedary1,3-7

Ru_MR03.1d
Medieval Runic letter Ár
Ru_MR02b
Medieval Runic letter Bjǫrk
Ru_MR22c
Medieval Runic letter C
Ru_MR24.0b
Medieval Runic letter D
Ru_MR04a
Medieval Runic letter Ð
Ru_MR10a
Medieval Runic letter E
Ru_MR05.3
Medieval Runic letter Fé
Ru_MR03.0c
Medieval Runic letter G
Ru_MR03.1a
Medieval Runic letter Hagall
Ru_MR10
Medieval Runic letter Íss
Ru_MR03.0b
Medieval Runic letter Kaun
Ru_MR12
Medieval Runic letter Lǫgr
Ru_MR06a
Medieval Runic letter Maðr
Ru_MR14a
Medieval Runic letter Nauðr
Ru_MR01e
Medieval Runic letter Óss
Ru_MR02c
Medieval Runic letter P
Ru_MR03.0b2
Medieval Runic letter Q
Ru_MR21
Medieval Runic letter Reið
Ru_MR22b
Medieval Runic letter Sól
Ru_MR24.0a
Medieval Runic letter Týr
Ru_MR04
Medieval Runic letter Thurs
Ru_MR06.1
Medieval Runic letter Úr
Ru_MR05.3a
Medieval Runic letter V
Ru_MR06c
Medieval Runic letter Ýr
Ru_MR22c2
Medieval Runic letter Z
Ru_MR3.1c
Medieval Runic letter Æ
Ru_MR01g
Medieval Runic letter Ø

Letter variants

Letter C

Ru_MR22c-1
Medieval Runic letter C (variant 1)
Ru_MR22c-2
Medieval Runic letter C (variant 2)
Ru_MR22c-3
Medieval Runic letter C (variant 3)

Letter D

Ru_MR24.0b-1
Medieval Runic letter D (variant 1)
Ru_MR24.0b-2
Medieval Runic letter D (variant 2)
Ru_MR24.0bc-3
Medieval Runic letter D (variant 3)
Ru_MR24.0b-3
Medieval Runic letter D (variant 4)

Letter E

Ru_MR10a-1
Medieval Runic letter E (variant 1)
Ru_MR10a-2
Medieval Runic letter E (variant 2)
Ru_MR10a-3
Medieval Runic letter E (variant 3)

Letter G

Ru_MR03.0c-1
Medieval Runic letter G (variant 1)
Ru_MR03.0c-2
Medieval Runic letter G (variant 2)
Ru_MR03.0c-3
Medieval Runic letter G (variant 3)

Letter H

Ru_MR03.1a-1
Medieval Runic letter H (variant 1)
Ru_MR03.1a-2
Medieval Runic letter H (variant 2)

Letter M

Ru_MR06a-1
Medieval Runic letter M (variant 1)
Ru_MR06a-2
Medieval Runic letter M (variant 2)

Letter P

Ru_MR02c-1
Medieval Runic letter M (variant 1)
Ru_MR02c-2
Medieval Runic letter M (variant 2)
Ru_MR02c-3
Medieval Runic letter M (variant 3)
Ru_MR02c-4
Medieval Runic letter M (variant 4)

Letter S

Ru_MR22b-1
Medieval Runic letter S (variant 1)
Ru_MR22b-2
Medieval Runic letter S (variant 2)
Ru_MR22b-3
Medieval Runic letter S (variant 3)
Ru_MR22b-3
Medieval Runic letter S (variant 4)

Letter Th

Ru_MR04-1
Medieval Runic letter Th (variant 1)
Ru_MR04-2
Medieval Runic letter Th (variant 2)

Letter V

Ru_MR05.3a-1
Medieval Runic letter V (variant 1)
Ru_MR05.3a-2
Medieval Runic letter V (variant 2)
Ru_MR06.1b-3
Medieval Runic letter V (variant 3)
Ru_MR06.1b-4
Medieval Runic letter V (variant 4)

Letter Y

Ru_MR06c-2
Medieval Runic letter Y (variant 1)
Ru_MR06.1-1
Medieval Runic letter Y (variant 2)

Letter Z

Ru_MR22z-1
Medieval Runic letter Z (variant 1)
Ru_MR22z-2
Medieval Runic letter Z (variant 2)
Ru_MR22z-3
Medieval Runic letter Z (variant 3)

Letter Æ

Ru_MR03.1c-1
Medieval Runic letter Æ (variant 1)
Ru_MR03.1f-2
Medieval Runic letter Æ (variant 2)

Paleography8

Ru_MR_Epi01 Ru_MR_Epi02

Codex Runicus. 14 c. CE. Scania, formerly Denmark, modern day Sweden.
The oldest preserved copy of the Scanian Law and one of the few Runic parchment manuscripts. (English description - here)


Script comparison1-7,9-12

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Logography
            
32 c. BCE - 4 c. CE
EH01
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F1
EH02
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. O1
EH03
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T14
EH04
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. K1
EH05
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. A28
EH06
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T3
EH07
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z4
EH08
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. 06
EH09
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. F35
EH10
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D42
EH11
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D46
EH12
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. S39
EH13
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. N35
EH14
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. I10
EH15
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. R11
EH16
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D4
EH18
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D21
EH19
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. M22
EH20
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. V24
EH21
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. D1
EH22
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. T9a
EH24
Egyptian Hieroglyph Gardiner's Sign No. Z9
Long-branch Younger Futhark
Alphabet
c. 8 c. CE
Ru_YFL01c
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Óss
Ru_YFL02
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Bjǫrk
Ru_YFL03.0b
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Kaun
Ru_YFL03.1c
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Ár
Ru_YFL04
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Thurs
Ru_YFL05.3
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Fé
Ru_YFL06c
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Ýr
Ru_YFL06a
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Maðr
Ru_YFL06.1
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Úr
Ru_YFL08a
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Hagall
Ru_YFL10
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Íss
Ru_YFL12
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Lǫgr
Ru_YFL14
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Nauðr
Ru_YFL21
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Reið
Ru_YFL22a
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Sól
Ru_YFL24.0
Long-branch Younger Futhark letter Týr
Short-twig Younger Futhark
Alphabet
9 c. CE - 11 c. CE
Ru_YFS01d
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Óss
Ru_YFS02a
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Bjǫrk
Ru_YFS03.0b
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Kaun
Ru_YFS03.1d
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Ár
Ru_YFS04
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Thurs
Ru_YFS05.3
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Fé
Ru_YFS06d
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Ýr
Ru_YFS06b
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Maðr
Ru_YFS06.1
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Úr
Ru_YFS08c
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Hagall
Ru_YFS10
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Íss
Ru_YFS12
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Lǫgr
Ru_YFS14a
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Nauðr
Ru_YFS21
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Reið
Ru_YFS22b
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Sól
Ru_YFS24.0a
Short-twig Younger Futhark letter Týr
Medieval Runes
Alphabet
12 c. CE - 17 c. CE
Ru_MR01e
Medieval Runic letter Óss
Ru_MR01g
Medieval Runic letter Ø
Ru_MR02b
Medieval Runic letter Bjǫrk
Ru_MR02c
Medieval Runic letter P
Ru_MR03.0b
Medieval Runic letter Kaun
Ru_MR03.0b2
Medieval Runic letter Q
Ru_MR03.0c
Medieval Runic letter G
Ru_MR03.1d
Medieval Runic letter Ár
Ru_MR3.1c
Medieval Runic letter Æ
Ru_MR04
Medieval Runic letter Thurs
Ru_MR04a
Medieval Runic letter Ð
Ru_MR05.3
Medieval Runic letter Fé
Ru_MR05.3a
Medieval Runic letter V
Ru_MR06c
Medieval Runic letter Ýr
Ru_MR06a
Medieval Runic letter Maðr
Ru_MR06.1
Medieval Runic letter Úr
Ru_MR03.1a
Medieval Runic letter Hagall
Ru_MR10
Medieval Runic letter Íss
Ru_MR10a
Medieval Runic letter E
Ru_MR12
Medieval Runic letter Lǫgr
Ru_MR14a
Medieval Runic letter Nauðr
Ru_MR21
Medieval Runic letter Reið
Ru_MR22b
Medieval Runic letter Sól
Ru_MR22c
Medieval Runic letter C
Ru_MR22c2
Medieval Runic letter Z
Ru_MR24.0a
Medieval Runic letter Týr
Ru_MR24.0b
Medieval Runic letter D
Dalecarlian runes (Child)
Alphabet
16 c. CE - 19 c. CE
Ru_DR01g_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Års
Ru_DR01g_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Års
Ru_DR02g_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Birkä
Ru_DR02h_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Birkä
Ru_DR03.0b_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Kan
Ru_DR03.0b_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Kan
Ru_DR03.0e_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Gir
Ru_DR03.0f_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Gir
Ru_DR22a_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Knäsol
Ru_DR_09_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Qua
Ru_DR03.1c_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Ar
Ru_DR03.1_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Ar
Ru_DR03.1g_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Er
Ru_DR03.1d_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Er
Ru_DR03.1h_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Halfårs
Ru_DR01h_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Halfårs
Ru_DR04b_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Dors
Ru_DR04c_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Dors
Ru_DR05.3_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Fir
Ru_DR05.3_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Fir
Ru_DR06c_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Helårs
Ru_DR06_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Madhär
Ru_DR06a_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Madhär
Ru_DR06.1d_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Ur
Ru_DR06.1e_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Ur
Ru_DR03.1e_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Hagal
Ru_DR03.1a_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Hagall
Ru_DR10_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Is
Ru_DR10_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Is
Ru_DR12_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Lagh
Ru_DR12_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Lagh
Ru_DR14_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Nådh
Ru_DR14_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Nådh
Ru_DR06c_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Helårs
Ru_DR21_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Re
Ru_DR21_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Re
Ru_DR22a_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Knäsol
Ru_DR22b_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Sol
Ru_DR22b_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Sol
Ru_DR24.0a_1599
Early Dalecarlian Runic letter Tir
Ru_DR24.0a_1832
Late Dalecarlian Runic letter Tir

Lineage1,2,6,11-20,citation needed


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳*Archaic Greek
     ↳*Etruscan
      ↳Archaic Latin
       ↳*Classical Latin
        ↳*Elder Futhark
         ↳Long-branch Younger Futhark
          ↳Norwegian Younger Futhark
           ↳Medieval Runes
            ↳Dalecarlian Runes

*While there development of Elder Futhark are debated, most attribute the parent script to being Latin, Etruscan or its other derived scripts, or Archaic Greek.1,13,14