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( a script )
| Type of script: | Abugida |
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| Deciphered by: | F. Ll. Griffith, |
| Period of use: | 300 B.C.E. - 500 C.E. |
| Writing-direction: | Right to left |
| Parent script: | Egyptian hieratic (show family tree) |
| Names: | Meroitic |
This script is not well understood, but from what is known of it the claim that it is an abugida seems well-founded.
| Article: | http://www.ancientscripts.com/meroitic.html |