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Overview: Scripts Used Throughout the Known World at 1300 AD
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Europe:
Latin is used throughout much of western Europe, making it with the Vinlanders to North America as well; the Lusitans have brought it to the Macaronesian islandas as well, and Latinate kingdoms have established it at the Atlas Mountains in Tamasga (Maghreb) as well
Cyrillic is used mainly by Slavic Orthodox peoples, such as the Russians and Serbs
Greek is well used in the Rhomaic Empire
Gothic script remains in use in Crimea
Glagolitic remains a thing in Croatia
Vlach is a distinct script used by the Latinate peoples of the Balkans. It is based of both Latin, Greek and also some Cyrillic inspiration as well
Old Turkic script is the dominant in the western Steppe, particulalry in the Golden Horde
Manichean script is used by the Bolghars at the confluence of Volga and Kama rivers
Khazar script is used in Dagestan
Asia
The Caucasus sees the Armenians,Georgians and Aghbanians use their distinct scripts. Samaritan,Hebrew and Mandaic are used by their respective communities in small numbers (Note Hebrew is to be found in Mesopotamia; large part of Jerusalem and surroundings uses Greek script); Syriac is among the dominant writing systems from Syria throughout Mesopotamia into the Persian Gulf. Mazouni depicted in pink is used in Mazoun (Oman)
The Arabian Peninsula sees two additional scripts,Arabic and Himyaritic (South Arabian)
The Iranian Plateau uses Pahlavi script. Further along the Silk Road we can see Sogdian and Uyghur which has become also the standard writing system of the Turks further westwards.Kharoshti is the standard writing system used by Buddhist communities along the Silk Road. Ultimately in the east we have Mongolian,Manchu, and Chinese Characters. However, the Yuan dynasty has established a diferent official script for their empire, the Phags-pa, based upon Tibetan
As for the Brahmic scripts, no major differences from OTL, with expcetion of the Landa script around Punjab, which is closely connected to Roshblani Manichean religion.
Africa
Tifinagh script is closely connected to the Berbers, who have introduced writing in Songhai; Songhaic script got adapted to Mande phonology in Mali; in the east, we can see Coptic in Egypt,Nubian further south, Geez in Ethiopia, Himyaritic in Qafar and Qoraal in Somalia. Kinari writing system in East Africa is descended from the Brahmic scripts
Europe:
Latin is used throughout much of western Europe, making it with the Vinlanders to North America as well; the Lusitans have brought it to the Macaronesian islandas as well, and Latinate kingdoms have established it at the Atlas Mountains in Tamasga (Maghreb) as well
Cyrillic is used mainly by Slavic Orthodox peoples, such as the Russians and Serbs
Greek is well used in the Rhomaic Empire
Gothic script remains in use in Crimea
Glagolitic remains a thing in Croatia
Vlach is a distinct script used by the Latinate peoples of the Balkans. It is based of both Latin, Greek and also some Cyrillic inspiration as well
Old Turkic script is the dominant in the western Steppe, particulalry in the Golden Horde
Manichean script is used by the Bolghars at the confluence of Volga and Kama rivers
Khazar script is used in Dagestan
Asia
The Caucasus sees the Armenians,Georgians and Aghbanians use their distinct scripts. Samaritan,Hebrew and Mandaic are used by their respective communities in small numbers (Note Hebrew is to be found in Mesopotamia; large part of Jerusalem and surroundings uses Greek script); Syriac is among the dominant writing systems from Syria throughout Mesopotamia into the Persian Gulf. Mazouni depicted in pink is used in Mazoun (Oman)
The Arabian Peninsula sees two additional scripts,Arabic and Himyaritic (South Arabian)
The Iranian Plateau uses Pahlavi script. Further along the Silk Road we can see Sogdian and Uyghur which has become also the standard writing system of the Turks further westwards.Kharoshti is the standard writing system used by Buddhist communities along the Silk Road. Ultimately in the east we have Mongolian,Manchu, and Chinese Characters. However, the Yuan dynasty has established a diferent official script for their empire, the Phags-pa, based upon Tibetan
As for the Brahmic scripts, no major differences from OTL, with expcetion of the Landa script around Punjab, which is closely connected to Roshblani Manichean religion.
Africa
Tifinagh script is closely connected to the Berbers, who have introduced writing in Songhai; Songhaic script got adapted to Mande phonology in Mali; in the east, we can see Coptic in Egypt,Nubian further south, Geez in Ethiopia, Himyaritic in Qafar and Qoraal in Somalia. Kinari writing system in East Africa is descended from the Brahmic scripts
- Tomislav Addai
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