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The '''meroitic''' period was approximately [[300 BC]] to [[400|400 AD]]. Meroitic script is an [[alphabet]] of Egyptian ([[Hieroglyph]]ic) origin used in Kingdom of [[Meroe|Meroë]]. Some scholars, e.g. [[Haarmann]], claim that [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] has also played a role in shaping this new alphabet. The Meroitic language was spoken in Meroë and the [[Sudan]] and is now extinct. |
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==External link== |
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*[http://numibia.net/nubia/meroe.htm Information on the Meroitic State from the Nubia Museum] |
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Revision as of 01:06, 24 March 2004
The meroitic period was approximately 300 BC to 400 AD. Meroitic script is an alphabet of Egyptian (Hieroglyphic) origin used in Kingdom of Meroë. Some scholars, e.g. Haarmann, claim that Greek has also played a role in shaping this new alphabet. The Meroitic language was spoken in Meroë and the Sudan and is now extinct.