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Manichaean manuscripts in [[Sogdian]] were also partly written in this script, and partly in the [[Sogdian script|Sogdian]] (or "Uighur") script. |
Manichaean manuscripts in [[Sogdian]] were also partly written in this script, and partly in the [[Sogdian script|Sogdian]] (or "Uighur") script. |
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Outside Manichaeism, Middle Persian was recorded in the [[Pahlavi script]]. All of the Manichaean, the Pahlavi and the Sogdian scripts, as |
Outside Manichaeism, Middle Persian was recorded in the [[Pahlavi script]]. All of the Manichaean, the Pahlavi and the Sogdian scripts, as [[Achaemenid Empire]]. |
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The bulk the Manichaean manuscripts were collected by 19th century German expeditions, and are preserved in Berlin. |
The bulk the Manichaean manuscripts were collected by 19th century German expeditions, and are preserved in Berlin. |
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Revision as of 12:52, 23 December 2006
| Manichaean alphabet | |
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| Script type | |
Time period | Late Antiquity |
| Direction | Right-to-left script  |
| Languages | Middle Persian, Sogdian |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Aramaic alphabet
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The Manichaean script is a variant of the Syriac script designed to record the Middle Persian language. It was in use in Manichaeism, and was allegedly designed by Mani himself. Manichaean manuscripts in Sogdian were also partly written in this script, and partly in the Sogdian (or "Uighur") script.
Outside Manichaeism, Middle Persian was recorded in the Pahlavi script. All of the Manichaean, the Pahlavi and the Sogdian scripts, as Achaemenid Empire.
The bulk the Manichaean manuscripts were collected by 19th century German expeditions, and are preserved in Berlin.