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The '''meroitic''' period was approximately [[300 BC]] to [[400|400 AD]]. Meroitic script is an [[alphabet]] of Egyptian ([[Hieroglyph]]ic) origin used in Kingdom of [[Meroe|Meroë]]. Some scholars, e.g. [[Haarmann]], claim that [[Greek alphabet|Greek]] has also played a role in shaping this new alphabet. The Meroitic language was spoken in Meroë and the [[Sudan]] and is now extinct. |
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'''Meroitic''' may refer to: |
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* things related to the city and kingdom of [[Meroë]] in pre-Islamic Sudan |
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* [[Meroitic alphabet]] |
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* [[Meroitic language]] |
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==External link== |
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[[Category:Language and nationality disambiguation pages]] |
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*[http://numibia.net/nubia/meroe.htm Information on the Meroitic State from the Nubia Museum] |
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Latest revision as of 21:27, 16 October 2020
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Meroitic may refer to:
- things related to the city and kingdom of Meroë in pre-Islamic Sudan
- Meroitic alphabet
- Meroitic language
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