Aramaic alphabet
Semitic abjad
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Summary
Aramaic alphabet is an abjad[1]. It draws 6,837 Wikipedia views per month (abjad category, ranking #3 of 20).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: natural writing system[3], unicase alphabet[4]
- Based on: Phoenician script[5]
- Has use: Aramaic[6], Imperial Aramaic[7]
- Commons category: Aramaic alphabet[8]
- Has part(s): 𐡀[9], 𐡁[10], 𐡂[11], 𐡃[12], 𐡄[13], 𐡅[14], 𐡆[15], 𐡇[16], 𐡈[17], 𐡉[18], 𐡊[19], 𐡋[20], 𐡌[21], 𐡍[22]
- Inception: 800 BC[23], 600 BC[24]
- End time: 600[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Aramaic alphabet[26]
- Location of creation: Achaemenid Empire[27]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[28]
- Script directionality: right-to-left[29]
- Name: Imperial Aramaic[30], araméen impérial[31]
- Unicode range: U+10840-1085F[32]
Why It Matters
Aramaic alphabet has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]