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Origin Period Start Year

Origin period start year places a script in the era when it first came into use. Wikipedia notes the Greek alphabet "has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early 8th century BC," making it one of the oldest alphabets still in active use. Browsing by origin period shows how old a given writing system really is.

Origin Period Start Year

35th century BCE

Origin Period Start Year
1 entry

32nd century BCE

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1 entry

18th century BCE

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1 entry

15th century BCE

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1 entry

13th century BCE

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1 entry

11th century BCE

Origin Period Start Year
1 entry

8th century BCE

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3 entries

7th century BCE

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2 entries

6th century BCE

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1 entry

3rd century BCE

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5 entries

2nd century BCE

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1 entry

1st century

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4 entries

2nd century

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1 entry

3rd century

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2 entries

4th century

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3 entries

5th century

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3 entries

6th century

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1 entry

7th century

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3 entries

8th century

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4 entries

9th century

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4 entries

10th century

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2 entries

11th century

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2 entries

12th century

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2 entries

13th century

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1 entry

14th century

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1 entry

15th century

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2 entries

16th century

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1 entry

17th century

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1 entry

19th century

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1 entry

20th century

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2 entries
Sources
World History Encyclopedia
World History Encyclopedia (formerly Ancient History Encyclopedia)
  • Contains: Cuneiform
  • Contains: Egyptian Hieroglyphs
  • Contains: Maya Script
  • Contains: Linear A
  • Contains: Linear B
  • Contains: Brahmi
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Omniglot: The Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems and Languages
  • Contains: Hebrew Square Script
  • Contains: Rongorongo
  • Contains: Glagolitic Alphabet
  • Contains: Hiragana
  • Contains: Katakana
  • Contains: Ge'ez Script
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Cherokee Phoenix
Cherokee NationContains: Cherokee SyllabaryView the Source
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