Phoenician script

Summary

Phoenician script is an abjad^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of abjad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,509 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Phoenician script is in the country of Phoenicia^[3].
• Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as abjad^[4].
• Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as natural writing system^[5].
• Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet^[6].
• Phoenician script's instance of is recorded as Semitic alphabet^[7].
• Phoenician script's based on is recorded as Proto-Sinaitic^[8].
• The location of Phoenician script was Directorate General of Antiquities^[9].
• Phoenician script's Commons category is recorded as Phoenician script^[10].
• Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Canaanite^[11].
• Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Philistine^[12].
• Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Phoenician^[13].
• Phoenician script's language of work or name is recorded as Punic^[14].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤀^[15].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤁^[16].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤂^[17].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤃^[18].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤄^[19].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤅^[20].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤆^[21].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤇^[22].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤈^[23].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤉^[24].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤊^[25].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤋^[26].
• Phoenician script comprises 𐤌^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include abjad^[4], natural writing system^[5], unicase alphabet^[6], and Semitic alphabet^[7].

Origins

1050 BC marks the founding of Phoenician script^[28].

Use and Application

Components include 𐤀^[15], a Phoenician letter^[29]; 𐤁^[16], a Phoenician letter^[30]; 𐤂^[17], a Phoenician letter^[31]; 𐤃^[18], a Phoenician letter^[32]; 𐤄^[19], a Phoenician letter^[33]; and 𐤅^[20], a Phoenician letter^[34].

Why It Matters

Phoenician script ranks in the top 10% of abjad entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (42,509 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]