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Front Matter

Lydian

Script of the Lydian kingdom in Asia Minor (7th–4th century BC).

𐤠 𐤡 𐤢 𐤣 𐤤
Era
Ancient
Region
Middle East
System
Alphabet
Direction
Right to Left (RTL)
Signs
27
Status
Extinct
Script of the Lydian kingdom in Asia Minor (7th–4th century BC). The Lydians invented metal coinage around the 7th century BC, and King Croesus became synonymous with immense wealth. According to Herodotus, the Lydians also invented retail trade.
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The Letters

Signs · Unicode · Types
Sample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+10920–U+1093F
Total signs27
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
Right to Left (RTL)
오른쪽에서 왼쪽으로 표기.
α
System
Alphabet
⌨
Input method
Direct Unicode input
Keyboard layout
Standard IME · input chart
Keyboard layout data not yet available.
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The Lineage

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

Ancestors

Phoenician

Same family

Imperial Aramaic
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In the World

Usage · Reach

Languages

Lydian

Countries

Turkey