Statements (29)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:writing_system
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gptkbp:deciphermentStatus |
partially deciphered
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gptkbp:directionA |
written right-to-left
written vertically |
gptkbp:discoveredBy |
gptkb:Jean-François_Champollion
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gptkbp:extinct |
yes
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gptkbp:hasVariant |
gptkb:Meroitic_cursive
gptkb:Meroitic_hieroglyphic |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Meroitic script
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gptkbp:ISO15924 |
gptkb:Mero
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gptkbp:numberOfRooms |
23 consonant signs
4 vowel signs |
gptkbp:period |
circa 2nd century BCE to 5th century CE
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gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Nubia
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gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Egyptian_hieroglyphs
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gptkbp:script |
gptkb:alphabet
gptkb:abugida |
gptkbp:unicodeBlock |
U+10980–U+1099F
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gptkbp:usedFor |
writing the Meroitic language
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gptkbp:usedIn |
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Meroë
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gptkbp:writingMaterial |
gptkb:newspaper
gptkb:stone ostraca |
gptkbp:writtenBy |
Meroitic language
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kingdom_of_Kush
gptkb:Nubians gptkb:Nubia gptkb:Meroitic |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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