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Writing Scripts Descended from Egyptian Hieroglyphs

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Gothic

πŒ²πŒΏπ„πŒΉπƒπŒΊπŒ°

Alphabet1
4 c. CE - Decline in c. 6 CE1,citation needed


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Gothic

Languages1

Gothic

Places1-3

Oium and Dacia (roughly modern day Ukraine, Romania, and Bulgaria), spreading to the Ostrogothic Kingdom (Italy and western Balkans) and Visigothic Kingdom (Iberia and southern France), then last attested in Crimea and north Caucasus.

Abecedary1,4

Ulfilas, a Gothic bishop and missionary of Cappadocian Greek descent, created the Gothic alphabet.

Go01
Gothic letter Aza/Ahsa
Go02
Gothic letter Bercna/Bairkan
Go03.0
Gothic letter Geuua/Giba
Go04
Gothic letter Daaz/Dags
Go05.0
Gothic letter Eyz/Aihvus
Go05.1
Gothic letter Quertra/Qairthra
Go07
Gothic letter Ezec/Iuja
Go08.1
Gothic letter Haal/Hagl
Go09
Gothic letter Thyth/Thiuth
Go10
Gothic letter Iiz/Eis
Go11
Gothic letter Chozma/Kuzma
Go12
Gothic letter Laaz/Lagus
Go13
Gothic letter Manna
Go14
Gothic letter Noicz/Nauths
Go03.1
Gothic letter Gaar/Jer
Go06.1
Gothic letter Uraz/Urus
Go18
Gothic letter Pertra/Paithra
Go20
Gothic number 90
Go21
Gothic letter Reda/Raida
Go22
Gothic letter Sugil/Sauil
Go24.0
Gothic letter Tyz/Teiws
Go06.0
Gothic letter Uuinne/Winja
Go05.3
Gothic letter Fe/Faihu
Go24.3
Gothic letter Enguz/Iggws
Go09a
Gothic letter Uuaer/Hwair
Go33
Gothic letter Utal/Othal
Go24.4
Gothic number 900

Abbreviations

Nomina sacra1

Frequently used abbreviations of divine names or titles, typically denoted by letters with an overline.

Go_NS01
Gothic nomen sacrum Iesus
Go_NS02
Gothic nomen sacrum Xristus
Go_NS03
Gothic nomen sacrum Frauja

Epigraphy5

Go_Epi01

Codex Argenteus. 6 c. CE. Ravenna or Brescia, Italy.
The best-preserved Gothic manuscript by the Ostrogoths. (View - here)

Script comparison1,4,6-

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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
Archaic Greek (Ancestor)
Alphabet
            
8 c. BCE - 4 c. BCE
AG01
Archaic Greek letter Alpha
AG02
Archaic Greek letter Beta
AG03
Archaic Greek letter Gamma
AG04
Archaic Greek letter Delta
AG05.0
Archaic Greek letter Ei
AG05.3
Archaic Greek letter Wau
AG06
Archaic Greek letter U
AG07
Archaic Greek letter Zeta
AG08.0
Archaic Greek letter Eta (eastern variant)
AG08.1
Archaic Greek letter Eta (southern/western variant)
AG09
Archaic Greek letter Theta
AG10
Archaic Greek letter Iota
AG11
Archaic Greek letter Kappa
AG12
Archaic Greek letter Lambda
AG13
Archaic Greek letter Mu
AG14
Archaic Greek letter Nu
AG15
Archaic Greek letter Xi (eastern variant)
AG33
Archaic Greek letter Ō
AG16
Archaic Greek letter Ou
AG18
Archaic Greek letter Pi
AG19
Archaic Greek letter San
AG24.4
Archaic Greek letter Sampi
AG20
Archaic Greek letter Koppa
AG21
Archaic Greek letter Rho
AG22
Archaic Greek letter Sigma
AG24.0
Archaic Greek letter Tau
AG24.2
Archaic Greek letter Phi
AG24.3a
Archaic Greek letter Chi (western variant)
AG24.3b
Archaic Greek letter Chi (eastern variant)
AG32
Archaic Greek letter Psi
Roman Greek Uncials (Parent)
Alphabet
30 BCE - c. 280 CE
GrU_R01
Roman Greek Uncial letter Alpha
GrU_R02
Roman Greek Uncial letter Beta
GrU_R03
Roman Greek Uncial letter Gamma
GrU_R04
Roman Greek Uncial letter Delta
GrU_R05.0
Roman Greek Uncial letter Epsilon
GrU_R06
Roman Greek Uncial letter Upsilon
GrU_R07
Roman Greek Uncial letter Zeta
GrU_R08.0_
Roman Greek Uncial letter Eta
GrU_R09
Roman Greek Uncial letter Theta
GrU_R10
Roman Greek Uncial letter Iota
GrU_R11
Roman Greek Uncial letter Kappa
GrU_R12
Roman Greek Uncial letter Lambda
GrU_R13
Roman Greek Uncial letter Mu
GrU_R14
Roman Greek Uncial letter Nu
GrU_R15
Roman Greek Uncial letter Xi
GrU_R33
Roman Greek Uncial letter Omega
GrU_R16
Roman Greek Uncial letter Omicron
GrU_R18
Roman Greek Uncial letter Pi
GrU_R24.4
Roman Greek letter Sampi
GrU_R21
Roman Greek Uncial letter Rho
GrU_R22
Roman Greek Uncial letter Sigma
GrU_R24.0
Roman Greek Uncial letter Tau
GrU_R24.2
Roman Greek Uncial letter Phi
GrU_R24.3
Roman Greek Uncial letter Chi
GrU_R32
Roman Greek Uncial letter Psi
Classical Latin (Contributor)
Alphabet
1 c. BCE - 7 c. CE
L_C01
Classical Latin letter Á
L_C02
Classical Latin letter BΓ©
L_C03.0
Classical Latin letter CΓ©
L_C03.1
Classical Latin letter GΓ©
L_C04
Classical Latin letter DΓ©
L_C05.0
Classical Latin letter Γ‰
L_C05.3
Classical Latin letter Ef
L_C06.0
Classical Latin letter I Graeca
L_C06.1
Classical Latin letter V́
L_C07
Classical Latin letter ZΓ©ta
L_C08.1
Classical Latin letter HΓ‘
L_C10.0
Classical Latin letter I
L_C11
Classical Latin letter KΓ‘
L_C12
Classical Latin letter El
L_C13
Classical Latin letter Em
L_C14
Classical Latin letter En
L_C16
Classical Latin letter Γ“
L_C18
Classical Latin letter PΓ©
L_C20
Classical Latin letter QΓΊ
L_C21
Classical Latin letter Er
L_C22
Classical Latin letter Es
L_C24.0
Classical Latin letter TΓ©
L_C24.3
Classical Latin letter Ix
Byzantine Greek Uncials (Sibling)
Alphabet
c. 280 - 640 CE
GrU_B01
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Alpha
GrU_B02
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Beta
GrU_B03
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Gamma
GrU_B04
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Delta
GrU_B05.0
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Epsilon
GrU_B06
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Upsilon
GrU_B07
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Zeta
GrU_B08.0_
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Eta
GrU_B09
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Theta
GrU_B10
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Iota
GrU_B11
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Kappa
GrU_B12
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Lambda
GrU_B13
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Mu
GrU_B14
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Nu
GrU_B15
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Xi
GrU_B33
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Omega
GrU_B16
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Omicron
GrU_B18
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Pi
GrU_B24.4
Byzantine Greek letter Sampi (early)
GrU_B24.4a
Byzantine Greek letter Sampi (middle)
GrU_B24.4b
Byzantine Greek letter Sampi (late)
GrU_B21
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Rho
GrU_B22
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Sigma
GrU_B24.0
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Tau
GrU_B24.2
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Phi
GrU_B24.3
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Chi
GrU_B32
Byzantine Greek Uncial letter Psi
Gothic
Alphabet
4 c. CE - Decline in c. 6 CE
Go01
Gothic letter Aza/Ahsa
Go02
Gothic letter Bercna/Bairkan
Go03.0
Gothic letter Geuua/Giba
Go03.1
Gothic letter Gaar/Jer
Go04
Gothic letter Daaz/Dags
Go05.0
Gothic letter Eyz/Aihvus
Go05.1
Gothic letter Quertra/Qairthra
Go05.3
Gothic letter Fe/Faihu
Go06.0
Gothic letter Uuinne/Winja
Go06.1
Gothic letter Uraz/Urus
Go08.1
Gothic letter Haal/Hagl
Go09
Gothic letter Thyth/Thiuth
Go09a
Gothic letter Uuaer/Hwair
Go10
Gothic letter Iiz/Eis
Go11
Gothic letter Chozma/Kuzma
Go12
Gothic letter Laaz/Lagus
Go13
Gothic letter Manna
Go14
Gothic letter Noicz/Nauths
Go33
Gothic letter Utal/Othal
Go18
Gothic letter Pertra/Paithra
Go24.4
Gothic number 900
Go20
Gothic number 90
Go21
Gothic letter Reda/Raida
Go22
Gothic letter Sugil/Sauil
Go24.0
Gothic letter Tyz/Teiws
Go24.3
Gothic letter Enguz/Iggws

Lineage1,9,10-17


Egyptian Hieroglyphs
 ↳Hieratic Egyptian
  ↳Proto-Sinaitic
   ↳Phoenician
    ↳Archaic Greek
     ↳Etruscan
      ↳Archaic Latin
       ↳Old Latin
        ↳Classical Latin (selected letters)
         ↳Elder Futhark (selected letters)
          ↳Gothic
         ↳Gothic
     ↳Classical Greek Capitals
      ↳Hellenistic Greek Capitals
       ↳Ptolemaic Greek Uncials
        ↳Roman Greek Uncials
         ↳Gothic
         ↳Byzantine Greek Uncials

While letter order and letters based on Greek, letter forms suggest Latin and Runic influence.
The latter of which is disputed as historians point to the lack of evidence of Ulfilas' understanding of Runes; however, the contrary is similarly unsupported by sufficient evidence.4,18,19