Sogdian alphabet

Sogdian 𐼑𐼇𐼄𐼌𐼊𐼋 [*𐼀𐼈𐼂𐼀𐼋]‎ swγδyk [*ʾzβʾk] 𐼼𐼴𐼶𐼹𐼷𐼸 (𐼰𐼵𐼱𐼰𐼸)‎ swγδyk (ʾzβʾk) 𐼼𐼲𐼴𐼹𐼷𐼰𐼴‎ sγwδyʾw 𐫘𐫇𐫄𐫔𐫏𐫀𐫇‎ swγδyʾw
Manichaean letter in the Sogdian-language and alphabet
Script type	Abjad
Time period	Late Antiquity
Direction	Horizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts, top-to-bottom  Vertical (left-to-right); Horizontal (right-to-left)
Languages	Sogdian
Related scripts
Parent systems	Phoenician Aramaic Syriac Sogdian
Child systems	Manichaean alphabet Old Uyghur alphabet Traditional Mongolian alphabet Manchu alphabet
ISO 15924
ISO 15924	Sogd (141), ​Sogdian (Sogdian) Sogo (142) (Old Sogdian)
Unicode
Unicode alias	Sogdian
Unicode range	U+10F00–U+10F2F Old Sogdian U+10F30–U+10F6F Sogdian
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The Sogdian alphabet was originally used for the Sogdian language, a language in the Iranian family used by the people of Sogdia.^[1] The alphabet is derived from Syriac, a descendant script of the Aramaic alphabet. The Sogdian alphabet is one of three scripts used to write the Sogdian language, the others being the Manichaean alphabet and the Syriac alphabet.^[1] It was used throughout Central Asia, from the edge of Iran in the west, to China in the east, from approximately 100–1200 A.D.^[1]