Elymaic
The Elymaic alphabet is a right-to-left, non-joining abjad.[1] It is derived from the Aramaic alphabet.[2] Elymaic was used in the ancient state of Elymais,[1] which was a semi-independent state of the 2nd century BCE to the early 3rd century CE, frequently a vassal under Parthian control, in the present-day region of Khuzestan, Iran (Susiana).[3].
| Elymaic alphabet | |
|---|---|
| Type | |
| Languages | Achaemenid Aramaic[1] |
Parent systems | |
| Direction | Right-to-left |
| ISO 15924 |
Elym, 128 |
|
Unsupported | |
References
- 1 2 3 Pandey, Anshuman (2017-10-23). "L2/17226R2: Proposal to encode the Elymaic script in Unicode" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2 and UTC. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
- ↑ Daniels, Peter T.; Bright, William, eds. (1996). The World's Writing Systems. Oxford University Press, Inc. p. 89. ISBN 978-0195079937.
- ↑ Hansman, John F. "ELYMAIS". Encyclopædia Iranica. Retrieved 2012-12-24.
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