Writing Systems

UgariticinUgaritic

uga·UgarHistorical / SymbolicMultiple-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 639-3ugaStatusHistoricalScopeIndividualScripts used1
Script
ISO 15924UgarFamilyCuneiform / SemiticOriginMiddle EastDirectionLeft-to-rightStatusAncient scriptOpenType tagugar

Ugaritic cuneiform alphabet (c. 1400–1180 BCE), from the ancient city of Ugarit (modern Syria). One of the earliest known alphabets.