Properties (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
writing system
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Sabaeans
Himyarites Hadramites Qatabanians |
| gptkbp:availableIn |
the 6th century CE
|
| gptkbp:characteristics |
abjad system
consonantal writing right-to-left direction |
| gptkbp:examples |
inscriptions at Hadramawt
inscriptions at Himyar administrative_documents_from_Qataban coins_from_the_Himyarite_kingdom inscriptions_at_Marib inscriptions_at_Najran inscriptions_at_Qataban religious_texts_from_Sabaean_culture |
| gptkbp:historical_analysis |
comparative analysis
linguistics digital preservation epigraphy history of writing decipherment efforts |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
trade routes
political power cultural_exchange |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
South Arabian scripts
|
| gptkbp:includes |
gptkb:Sabaean_script
gptkb:Qatabanian_script gptkb:Himyaritic_script Musnad script Hadramitic script Old_South_Arabian_script |
| gptkbp:influenced |
Arabic_script
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Phoenician_script
|
| gptkbp:maintainedBy |
archaeological findings
ancient inscriptions coins |
| gptkbp:notableFeature |
use of ligatures
distinctive letter shapes limited vowel representation |
| gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:Arabian_Peninsula
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:South_Arabian_civilizations
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
religious texts
administrative documents writing inscriptions |