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Many thanks to Dimitris, who recorded himself reciting the first 5 stanzas of "The Iliad" in #Ancient #Greek!

Very grateful to him for putting him voice behind the writing script.

Listen here and learn more about Archaic Greek scripts:
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An example of #Umbrian writing:

#Tablet 2 of the #Iguvine Tablets. 3 c. BCE - 1 c. BCE. #Gubbio, #Umbria, #Italy.

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#Umbrian is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in central #Italy, in 4-1 c. BCE.

This was used to write the #extinct Umbrian #language, which is #Italic and part of the #Sabellic subfamily.

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An example of #Oscan writing:

#Bronze #tablet. 3 c. BCE - 1 c. BCE. #Agnone, #Molise, #Italy.
#Inscriptions concerning the dedication of statues of various #deities.

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#Oscan is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in Southern #Italy, in 4-1 c. BCE.

This was used to write the #extinct Oscan #language, which is #Italic and part of the #Sabellic subfamily.

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An example of #Camunian writing:

Loc. Zurla, roccia 22. 2 c. BCE - 1 c. BCE. Capo di Ponte, #Val #Camonica, #Italy.

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#Camunian is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in the Central #Alps, modern day #Italy, in 5 . BCE - 50 CE.

This was used to write the #extinct Camunic #language, which is either #Tyrsenian or #Celtic.

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An example of #Rhaetic writing:

Bronze plaque. 6 - 5 c. BCE. #Ampass, #Tyrol, #Austria.

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#Rhaetic is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in the Eastern #Alps in 5-1 c. BCE.

This was used to write the #extinct Rhaetic #language, which is #Tyrsenian and is related to Etruscan.

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An example of South #Picene writing:

#Stela of Penna Sant'Andrea. #Teramo, #Italy.

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South #Picene is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in east central #Italy, in 6-3 c. BCE.

This was used to write the #extinct South Picene #language, which is #Italic and part of the #Sabellic subfamily.

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Panel of Este. c. 6 c. BCE. Este, Veneto, Italy. Bronze tablet for teaching to read.

An example of #Venetic writing:

Panel of #Este. c. 6 c. BCE. #Veneto, #Italy.
Bronze #tablet for #teaching to #read.

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#Venetic is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in North-eastern #Italy, in 6-1 c. BCE.

This was used to write the #extinct Venetic #language, which is likely either #Italic or #Celtic.

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Stela of Davesco. 5 c. BCE - 4 c. BCE. Davesco, Ticino, Switzerland.

An example of #Lepontic writing:

#Stela of #Davesco. 5-4 c. BCE. Davesco, #Ticino, #Switzerland.

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#Lepontic is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in the Southern #Alps, modern day #Switzerland and #Italy, in 6-1 c. BCE.

This was used to write the #extinct Lepontic #language, which is continental #Celtic.

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An example of #Faliscan writing:

Spiral #amphora with engraved decoration and inscription in the Faliscan alphabet. 7 c. BCE. Capena, Lazio, Italy.

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#Faliscan is an #Etruscan derived #alphabet used in central #Italy in 7-2 c. BCE.

This was used to write the #extinct Faliscan #language, which is closely related to #Latin.

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The Marsiliana Tablet. c. 7. BCE. Marsiliana d'Albegna, Tuscany, Italy. The oldest Etrsucan Abecedarium to date.

Cippus Perusinus. 3 c. BCE - 2 c. BCE. San Marco, Perugia, Italy. Appears to be a border stone dictating legal contracts between Etruscan families.

Examples of #Etruscan writing:
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1. The Marsiliana Tablet. 7 c. BCE.

2. Cippus Perusinus. 3 - 2 c. BCE.

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#Etruscan was written in central #Italy in 8 - 1 c BCE.

The #alphabet was adopted from the #Euboean variant of Archaic #Greek, which was used by Greeks in #Cumae

Etruscan developed into multiple Old Italic scripts.

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A new update on the #Greek script page:

We decided to support Juan-José Marcos, who we relied on his work on the #evolution of the Greek script, by registering and including his Greek #Paleography #fonts on the page!

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An example of #Carian writing:

Limestone stela in the shape of a false door with Carian inscription along the cornice above.

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#Carian #alphabets were written in #Anatolia and #Egypt in 7 - 3 c. BCE. These were also derived from Archaic #Greek.
Carian is notable to have symbols that do not quite correlate with its Greek counterparts.

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Many thanks to my friend Evdoxia, who recorded herself reciting the first two stanzas of "Hymn to Liberty" in #Greek!

Very grateful to her for putting her voice behind the writing script.

Listen here and learn more about the Greek script: tinyurl.com/3rp2r49p

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An example of #Messapic writing:

Votive inscription to #Aphrodite on an altar from #Ceglie #Messapica. #Brindisi, #Italy.

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#Messapic was used in the Salentine Peninsula #Italy in the 6 - 2 c. BCE to write the Messapic #language, possibly related to #Albanian. This #alphabet was also derived from western Archaic #Greek alphabets.

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An example of #Lydian writing:

#Marble #stele. c. 6 c. BCE. #Sardis, #Lydia.
This may be a judicial document related to the transfer of goods to the sanctuary of #Artemis.

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#Lydian was used in western #Anatolia in the 8 - 2 c. BCE to write the Lycian #language. This #alphabet was also derived from Archaic #Greek, from the western epichoric group.

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An example of #Lycian writing:

Southern relief of The #Payava #Tomb. 375 - 362 BCE. #Lycia.

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#Lycian was used in southern #Anatolia in the 5 c. BCE - 14 c. CE to write the Lycian #language. This #alphabet was derived from Archaic #Greek, more specifically the western #Doric variety.

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