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Cypriot syllabary

Cprt Right-to-left Historical Syllabary European
Sample Text
𐠀𐠁𐠂

About Cypriot syllabary

The Cypriot syllabary is a syllabic writing system used in ancient Cyprus from approximately the 11th to the 4th centuries BCE to write the Arcadocypriot dialect of Ancient Greek, as well as the undeciphered Eteocypriot language.

The Cypriot syllabary descended from the undeciphered Cypro-Minoan script and represents one of the latest surviving descendents of the Bronze Age Aegean writing systems. The script writes syllables (consonant + vowel combinations) and is written right-to-left. It was replaced by the Greek alphabet after the 4th century BCE.

Data sourced from the ISO 15924 registry, Unicode CLDR, and the Unicode Character Database.

Languages Using Cypriot syllabary 1

ecy

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Cypriot syllabary?
Cypriot syllabary is a Syllabary. Syllabaries assign one symbol per syllable rather than per sound.
What direction does Cypriot syllabary read?
Cypriot syllabary is written Right-to-left, meaning text flows from right to left. Words and sentences begin on the right side of the page.
How many languages use the Cypriot syllabary script?
1 language use Cypriot syllabary according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Cypriot syllabary script created?
The Cypriot syllabary script originated around 800 BCE. It is now considered a historical script, no longer in active everyday use.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Cprt
ISO Number
403
Script Type
Syllabary
Direction
Right-to-left
Status
Historical
Region
European
Introduced
800 BCE
Languages
1

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