Elymaic
Script details
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| Code | Elym |
| Script type | abjad |
| Region | Middle Eastern |
| Status | Historical |
| Direction | RTL |
| Baseline | unspecified |
| Case | unknown |
| White space | unspecified |
| Complex behaviors | |
| OpenType code | elym |
| ISO 15924 Number | 128 (right-to-left alphabetic) |
Script description
Section titled “Script description”The Elymaic script was an abjad used between approximately 250 BC - 500 AD in the state of Elymais, an ancient state located in the region southeast of the Tigris River in present-day Iran.
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The Elymaic script was descended from Aramaic, and was either the parent or a sibling script for Mandaic. It is poorly attested on coins and rock inscriptions from the second and third centuries.
Languages that use this script
Section titled “Languages that use this script”| Language | Writing System Code | Writing System Status | SLDR/CLDR locale | Regional variants |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assyrian Neo-Aramaic | aii-Elym | in use | aii-Elym-IQ | |
| Elymian | xly-Elym | in use | xly-Elym-IR (Iran) |
Unicode status
Section titled “Unicode status”In The Unicode Standard, Elymaic script implementation is discussed in Chapter 10 Middle East II — Ancient Scripts
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Resources
Section titled “Resources”- ScriptSource page for Elymaic script - all about scripts, languages, and writing systems