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Front Matter

Lycian

Script of the Lycian kingdom in southwestern Asia Minor (modern Turkey), 5th–4th century BC.

𐊀 𐊁 𐊂 𐊃 𐊄
Era
Ancient
Region
Middle East
System
Alphabet
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
Signs
29
Status
Extinct
Script of the Lycian kingdom in southwestern Asia Minor (modern Turkey), 5th–4th century BC. Though a Persian satrapy, Lycia maintained its distinct culture. The Xanthos inscription in three languages (Persian, Greek, Lycian) documents ancient multilingual diplomacy.
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The Letters

Signs · Unicode · Types
Sample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+10280–U+1029F
Total signs29
Unicode Blocks
Not in Unicode
No Unicode block data available for this script.
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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Reading Mechanics

Direction · Method
↔
Direction
Left to Right (LTR)
왼쪽에서 오른쪽으로 표기.
α
System
Alphabet
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
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The Lineage

Family · Descendants
Phylogeny
Descendants of hieroglyphs
Phylogeny
Related scripts
Ancestors · Descendants · Family

Ancestors

Greek Alphabet

Same family

Greek AlphabetEtruscanLatin AlphabetGothic ScriptCyrillic AlphabetGlagoliticGlagolitic
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In the World

Usage · Reach

Languages

Lycian

Countries

Turkey