Sogdian

alphabet used for the Sogdian language of central Asia
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Sogdian

Summary

Sogdian is an abjad[1]. Sogdian draws 315 Wikipedia views per month (abjad category, ranking #8 of 20).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sogdian's image is recorded as Sogdian letter samekh.png[3].
  • Sogdian's image is recorded as Sogdian alphabet.jpg[4].
  • Sogdian's image is recorded as Manichaean miniature image depicting two female musicians, from a Sogdian-language text.jpg[5].
  • Sogdian's image is recorded as Bugut.jpg[6].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as abjad[7].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as natural writing system[8].
  • Sogdian's instance of is recorded as unicase alphabet[9].
  • Sogdia is named after Sogdian[10].
  • Sogdian's based on is recorded as Old Sogdian[11].
  • Sogdian's language of work or name is recorded as Sogdian[12].
  • Sogdian's ISO 15924 alpha-4 code is recorded as Sogd[13].
  • +0100-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Sogdian[14].
  • Sogdian's end time is recorded as +1200-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Sogdian's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03hcm5[16].
  • Sogdian's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sogdian script[17].
  • Sogdian's facet of is recorded as Sogdian[18].
  • Sogdian's script directionality is recorded as vertical or horizontal[19].
  • Sogdian's script directionality is recorded as top-to-bottom[20].
  • Sogdian's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Sogdian-alphabet[21].
  • Sogdian's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'und', 'text': '𐼼𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋'}[22].
  • Sogdian's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sogdian'}[23].
  • Sogdian's name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'sogdien'}[24].
  • Sogdian's ISO 15924 numeric code is recorded as 141[25].
  • Sogdian's Unicode range is recorded as U+10F30-10F6F[26].
  • Sogdian's KBpedia ID is recorded as SogdianWriting[27].

Why It Matters

Sogdian draws 315 Wikipedia views per month (abjad category, ranking #8 of 20).[2] Sogdian has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Sogdian is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . unicode.org. unicode.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . KBpedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sogdian-q578359_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Sogdian}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sogdian-q578359}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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