Aramaic Script

Northwest Semitic consonantal script that became the administrative hand of the Persian Empire.

Core Principles & Analysis

• Descended from Phoenician and the parent of Hebrew square script and the Arabic tradition.
• Spread with Aramaic as the lingua franca from Egypt to India under Achaemenid rule.
• Written right to left, with consonants only and matres lectionis for some vowels.

Specifications & Metrics

• TYPE: Abjad