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Old South Arabian

Sarb Right-to-left Historical Abjad Middle Eastern

Sample Characters

𐩠 𐩡 𐩢 𐩣 𐩤 𐩥 𐩦 𐩧 𐩨 𐩩 𐩪 𐩫 𐩬 𐩭 𐩮 𐩯 𐩰 𐩱 𐩲 𐩳 𐩴 𐩵 𐩶 𐩷 𐩸 𐩹 𐩺 𐩻 𐩼 𐩽 𐩾 𐩿

First 48 characters from Old South Arabian (U+10A60–U+10A7F)

About Old South Arabian

Old South Arabian is a Historical writing system from the Middle Eastern region. It reads Right-to-left and contains 32 characters in the Unicode standard. 1 language uses Old South Arabian as a writing system according to Unicode CLDR data. It is registered in the ISO 15924 standard under the code Sarb.

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

Script Family & Lineage

Ancestor Chain
Phoenician › Imperial Aramaic › Old South Arabian
Descended Scripts
Ethiopic (Geʻez) 6

Languages Using Old South Arabian 1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What type of writing system is Old South Arabian?
Old South Arabian is an Abjad. Abjads write consonants only; vowels are absent or shown by optional diacritics.
What direction does Old South Arabian read?
Old South Arabian 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 Old South Arabian script?
1 language use Old South Arabian according to Unicode CLDR data.
When was the Old South Arabian script created?
The Old South Arabian script originated around 900 BCE. It is now considered a historical script, no longer in active everyday use.

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Key Facts

ISO Code
Sarb
ISO Number
105
Script Type
Abjad
Direction
Right-to-left
Status
Historical
Region
Middle Eastern
Characters
32
Introduced
900 BCE
Languages
1

Unicode Ranges

  • Old South Arabian
    U+10A60–U+10A7F

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