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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Writer
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gptkbp:consists_of
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cursive script
hieroglyphs
two alphasyllabaries
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gptkbp:contains
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ideograms
phonetic signs
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gptkbp:developed_by
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Egyptian hieroglyphs
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gptkbp:discovered_by
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gptkb:Nubia
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gptkbp:first_appearance
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gptkb:Jean-François_Champollion
gptkb:Thomas_Young
3rd century BC
circa 300 BC
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gptkbp:has_influence_on
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other writing systems in Africa
Nubian scripts
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gptkbp:has_variations
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regional usage
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Meroitic script
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gptkbp:is_associated_with
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gptkb:the_Kingdom_of_Meroë
the Nile Valley civilization
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gptkbp:is_considered_as
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a significant cultural artifact
an important archaeological find
a unique writing system
a key to understanding Meroitic history
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gptkbp:is_considered_by
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linguists as a valuable resource
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gptkbp:is_deciphered_by
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Georges Possehl
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gptkbp:is_divided_into
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hieroglyphic and cursive forms
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gptkbp:is_found_in
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gptkb:historical_monuments
gptkb:temples
gptkb:tomb
inscriptions and papyri
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gptkbp:is_not_commonly_understood
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:is_not_deciphered_completely
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:is_not_widely_used_today
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gptkb:true
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gptkbp:is_notable_for
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its unique characters
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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the study of ancient scripts
Meroitic culture
ancient African scripts
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gptkbp:is_related_to
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gptkb:Cyrillic_script
gptkb:Nubian_languages
Arabic script
Latin script
Chinese characters
the history of writing
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gptkbp:is_similar_to
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other ancient scripts
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gptkbp:is_studied_in
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gptkb:archaeologists
Egyptology
history
linguistics
epigraphers
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gptkbp:is_used_for
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gptkb:literary_work
gptkb:sacred_texts
administrative documents
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gptkbp:is_used_in
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gptkb:inscriptions
gptkb:sacred_texts
funerary texts
modern languages
royal decrees
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gptkbp:operates_in
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circa 400 AD
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gptkbp:preserved_by
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stone inscriptions
museums and collections
papyrus manuscripts
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gptkbp:used_by
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gptkb:Meroitic_civilization
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gptkbp:used_for
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writing the Meroitic language
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gptkbp:used_in
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4th century AD
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gptkbp:written_by
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right to left
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gptkbp:written_in
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horizontal lines
vertical lines
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Nubian_Languages
gptkb:Nubian_kingdoms
gptkb:ancient_Nubian_civilization
gptkb:Meroitic_civilization
gptkb:Meroë
gptkb:Kushite_Dynasty
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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