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Princeton McGraw Center: The Ethiopic Alphabet

University Teaching Resource

A Princeton University teaching resource on the Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script credited to Hamza Zafer, describing its emergence in Late Antiquity from pre-Aksumite and South Arabian precursors and calling it the only alphasyllabary among the Semitic languages.

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Author
Hamza Zafer
Publisher
Princeton University, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning
URL
https://mcgrawcenter.github.io/ethiopic/
Source Type
Academic Linguistics
Reliability Tier
1
A university teaching resource credited to a named scholar, on the specific subject of the entity it is cited on.
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Ge'ez, Languages

This source names Ge'ez directly: "University teaching resource on the Ge'ez (Ethiopic) script credited to Hamza Zafer, describing its emergence in Late Antiquity from pre-Aksumite and South Arabian precursors and calling it the only..."

Source Princeton McGraw Center: The Ethiopic AlphabetHamza Zafer
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Princeton McGraw Center: The Ethiopic Alphabet
Hamza Zafer, Princeton University, McGraw Center for Teaching and LearningView the Source
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)

This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 6 well-attested. As cited relationships: 3 holds.

Disposition By Topic

  • Sources, 7 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Scripts, 2 claims: 2 holds.
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