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  1. New Lines Magazine
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    In Egypt and Sudan, Nubians Are Trying To Bring an Alphabet …

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  2. Wikipedia
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    Proto-Sinaitic script - Wikipedia

    6 days ago — The Proto-Sinaitic script is a Middle Bronze Age writing system known from a small corpus of about 30-40 inscriptions and fragments from Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai Peninsula, as well as two inscriptions from …

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    When was the Meroitic script used?
    The Meroitic Script was used in the Kingdom of Kush beginning in the 3rd Century BCE, or the Meroitic Period, and had two forms, Meroitic Cursive and Meroitic hieroglyphs. There were 23 letters with four vowels in the Meroitic alphasyllabary (an alphabet where consonant/vowel units are written together).

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    How was Meroitic language written?
    From the second century BC, there was a separate Meroitic writing system. The language was written in two forms of the Meroitic alphabet: Meroitic Cursive, which was written with a stylus and was used for general record-keeping; and Meroitic Hieroglyphic, which was carved in stone or used for royal or religious documents.

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    Did Meroitic Cursive influence the Greek alphabet?
    Some scholars hypothesize the script may have also had influences from the Greek alphabet due to the differences between the Meroitic script and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Meroitic Cursive was used for the majority of extant texts.

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    Where did Meroitic Cursive come from?
    Both forms are derived from Egyptian writing, with Meroitic Cursive stemming from Demotic Egyptian, a script, and Meroitic hieroglyphs coming from Egyptian hieroglyphs. Some scholars hypothesize the script may have also had influences from the Greek alphabet due to the differences between the Meroitic script and Egyptian hieroglyphs.

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    When did the Meroitic language become extinct?
    The Meroitic languagewas spoken in Meroë and Sudan during the Meroitic period (attested from 300 BC) before becoming extinct around 400 AD. They developed their own form of writing by using Egyptian hieroglyphsbefore switching to a cursive alphabetic script with 23 signs.

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    Which countries have a Meroitic language?
    Meroitic language(Meroitic alphabet) Nubian language Category Authority control databases International VIAF WorldCat National Germany United States Sweden Israel Other IdRef v t e Earth's primary regionsand subregions Worlds Arab World Down Under New World Old World Three/Four Worlds First World Second World Third World Fourth World Hemispheres

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  4. World History Commons
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    Meroitic Script - World History Commons

    4 days ago — Learn about the Meroitic Script, an ancient writing system used in the Kingdom of Kush from the 3rd Century BCE. Find out its origin, forms, alphabet, decipherment, and language.

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  5. autodidactprofessor.com
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    The Kingdom of Kush: A Journey Through an Ancient Nubian …

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    Kingdom of Kush - Wikipedia

    3 days ago — Meroitic texts from as early as the 1st century BC hint to conflicts with the Noba, who lived west of the Nile and were governed by their own chiefs and kings. Perhaps it was the increasingly arid climate that forced them to …

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  8. plos.org
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    Esh-Shaheinab: The archetype of the Sudanese Neolithic, its …

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  9. African Digital Heritage
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    Writing, Dreaming, and Speaking New Worlds into Being through …

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    Nubia - Wikipedia

    20 hours ago — According to partially deciphered Meroitic texts, the name of the city was Medewi or Bedewi. Meroë was in southern Nubia by the east bank of the Nile, about 6 km north-east of the Kabushiya station near Shendi, Sudan, and …

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  11. Britannica
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    Sudan - Ancient Kingdom, Nubia, Nile Valley | Britannica

    1 day ago — The X-Group were clearly, however, the heirs of Kush, for their whole cultural life was dominated by Meroitic crafts and customs, and occasionally they even felt themselves sufficiently strong, in alliance with the nomadic …

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  12. Alchetron
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    Meroitic language - Alchetron, The Free Social …

    Oct 4, 2024 — The Meroitic language (/mɛroʊˈɪtɪk/) was spoken in Meroë and the Sudan during the Meroitic period (attested from 300 BCE) and became extinct about 400 CE.

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