Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE)
ISO 639-3: arcHistorical5 writing systems
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) is a language catalogued in the ISO 639-3 standard (code: arc). Scripts with multiple-source attestation are Hatran (ISO 15924: Hatr), Nabataean (ISO 15924: Nbat), Imperial Aramaic (ISO 15924: Armi), Syriac (ISO 15924: Syrc) and Palmyrene (ISO 15924: Palm).
Writing Systems
Source agreement does not establish current usage, official status, dates or region. Evidence definitions and sources.
Nabataean
Abjad
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: NbatFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastAncient
Imperial Aramaic
Abjad
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: ArmiFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastAncient
Syriac
Abjad
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: SyrcFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastLiving
Palmyrene
Abjad
Multiple-source attestation
ISO 15924: PalmFamily: Semitic / AramaicOrigin: Middle EastAncient
Other languages written in Hatran
Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE) shares an attested relationship with the Hatran script (ISO 15924: Hatr) — with these languages:
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