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Front Matter

Mandaic

Sacred script of Mandaeism — the world's oldest living Gnostic religion (2,000 years) that venerates John the Baptist as the Messiah.

𐡴 𐡵 𐡶 𐡷 𐡸 𐡹 𐡺 𐡻
Era
Ancient
Region
Middle East
System
Abjad
Direction
Right to Left (RTL)
Signs
24
Status
Endangered
Sacred script of Mandaeism — the world's oldest living Gnostic religion (2,000 years) that venerates John the Baptist as the Messiah. After the 2003 Iraq War, over 80% of the community became diaspora, forming large communities in Australia, Sweden, and the USA. Only an estimated 60,000–70,000 people worldwide now use this script, and it is listed on UNESCO's endangered language register.
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The Letters

Signs · Unicode · Types
Sample GlyphsClick to copy
Unicode
Range 1U+0840–U+085F
Total signs24
In Unicode29
Unicode Blocks
Mandaic
0840 – 085F
29 chars→
Glyph evolution
Form change over time
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Reading Mechanics

Direction · Method
↔
Direction
Right to Left (RTL)
우→좌 (RTL)
α
System
Abjad
⌨
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

Imperial Aramaic

Same family

UgariticPhoenicianProto-SinaiticImperial AramaicHebrewNabataeanArabicSyriac
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In the World

Usage · Reach

Languages

Mandaic

Countries

IraqIranSwedenAustralia