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  1. Alphabets of Anatolia - Wikipedia

    • The alphabets of Asia Minor proper share characteristics that distinguish them from the earliest attested forms of the Greek alphabet. Many letters in these alphabets resemble Greek letters but have unrelated readings, most extensively in the case of Carian. See more

    Overview

    Various alphabetic writing systems were in use in Iron Age Anatolia to record Anatolian languages and Phrygian. Several of … See more

    Alphabets

    • The Lydian script, an alphabet used to record the Lydian language from ca. the 5th to 4th centuries BCE; a related script is the "Para-Lydian" alphabet known from a single inscription in Sardis.
    • The Para-Lydian script, known fro… See more

    Further reading

    Diringer, David (1948). The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind. Cambridge: Hutchinson.
    • Friedrich, Johannes (1966). Geschichte der Schrift. Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung ihrer geistigen Entwicklun… See more

    External links

    Alphabets of Asia Minor (indoeuro.bizland.com)
    Lydian-Aramaean bilingue (titus.uni-frankfurt.de)
    Lycian inscribed pillar (holylandphotos.org)… See more

     
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  4. Alphabets of Asia Minor - Verbix

    The alphabets were used in Kingdoms of Lydia, Lycia and all over Asia Minor until the 4th century BC when Anatolia and much of Asia were conquered by Alexander the Great. The fast process of Hellenisation led to the replacement …

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  6. Asia Minor - World History Encyclopedia

    May 4, 2018 · Ancient Asia Minor is a geographic region located in the south-western part of Asia comprising most of present-day Turkey. The earliest reference to the region comes from tablets of the Akkadian Dynasty (2334 …

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  8. Lycian alphabet and language - Omniglot

    Lycian is thought to have developed from Luwian, a language spoken in Asia Minor before the arrival of the Hittites (c. 18th century BC), and was related to Lydian. The Lycian alphabet was adapted from an archaic version of the …

  9. Lycian alphabet | Anatolian, Ancient & Script | Britannica

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