Anatolian Hieroglyphs (Luwian)

Hieroglyphic script of Anatolia's Hittite Empire zone (1400–700 BC). Visually similar to Egyptian hieroglyphs but developed entirely independently. Neo-Hittite kingdom inscriptions at Carchemish and Tarhuntassa are carved in this script. Mistaken for Egyptian script when first discovered in the 19th century, it was only identified as an independent Anatolian system in the 1930s. New inscription discoveries continue and decipherment research is ongoing.