Writing Systems

Official Aramaic (700-300 BCE)inNabataean

arc·NbatAbjadRTLMultiple-source attestation (MAIN)

GlotScript records this relationship through multiple-source attestation. Present-day usage, official status, region and dates are unknown here unless separately sourced. How to interpret the evidence.

Language
ISO 639-3arcStatusHistoricalScopeIndividualScripts used5
Also written in:
Hatran (Hatr)Imperial Aramaic (Armi)Syriac (Syrc)Palmyrene (Palm)
Script
ISO 15924NbatFamilySemitic / AramaicOriginMiddle EastDirectionRight-to-leftStatusAncient scriptOpenType tagnbat

Nabataean abjad, used by the Nabataean Kingdom (modern Jordan) from c. 150 BCE to 4th century CE. The direct ancestor of the Arabic script.

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