For the modern writing systems of Uyghur language, see Uyghur alphabets.
The Old Uyghur alphabet was a Turkic script used for writing the Old Uyghur, a variety of Old Turkic spoken in Turpan and Gansu that is the ancestor of the modern Western Yugur language.[1] The term "Old Uyghur" used for this alphabet is misleading because Qocho, the Uyghur (Yugur) kingdom created in 843, originally used the Old Turkic alphabet. The Uyghur adopted this "Old Uyghur" script from local inhabitants when they migrated into Turfan after 840.[2] It was an adaptation of the Aramaic alphabet used for texts with Buddhist, Manichaean and Christian content for 700–800 years in Turpan. The last known manuscripts are dated to the 18th century. This was the prototype for the Mongolian and Manchu alphabets. The Old Uyghur alphabet was brought to Mongolia by Tata-tonga.
The Old Uyghur script was used between the 8th and 17th centuries primarily in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia, located in present-day Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, China. It is a cursive-joining alphabet with features of an abjad and is written vertically. The script flourished through the 15th century in Central Asia and parts of Iran, but it was eventually replaced by the Arabic script in the 16th century. Its usage was continued in Gansu through the 17th century.[3]
Like the Sogdian alphabet (technically, an abjad), the Old Uyghur tended to use matres lectionis for the long vowels as well as for the short ones. The practice of leaving short vowels unrepresented was almost completely abandoned.[4] Thus, while ultimately deriving from a Semitic abjad, the Old Uyghur alphabet can be said to have been largely "alphabetized".[5]
^Osman, Omarjan. (2013). L2/13-071 Proposal to Encode the Uyghur Script.
^Sinor, D. (1998), "Chapter 13 - Language situation and scripts", in Asimov, M.S.; Bosworth, C.E. (eds.), History of Civilisations of Central Asia, vol. 4 part II, UNESCO Publishing, p. 333, ISBN81-208-1596-3
^Pandey, Anshuman (2020-12-18). "Final proposal to encode Old Uyghur in Unicode" (PDF). L2/20-191. Retrieved 2021-02-11.
^Clauson, Gerard. 2002. Studies in Turkic and Mongolic linguistics. P.110-111.
^Houston, Stephen D. 2004. The first writing: script invention as history and process (p.59).
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uyghur, alphabet, modern, writing, systems, uyghur, language, uyghur, alphabets, turkic, script, used, writing, uyghur, variety, turkic, spoken, turpan, gansu, that, ancestor, modern, western, yugur, language, term, uyghur, used, this, alphabet, misleading, be. For the modern writing systems of Uyghur language see Uyghur alphabets The Old Uyghur alphabet was a Turkic script used for writing the Old Uyghur a variety of Old Turkic spoken in Turpan and Gansu that is the ancestor of the modern Western Yugur language 1 The term Old Uyghur used for this alphabet is misleading because Qocho the Uyghur Yugur kingdom created in 843 originally used the Old Turkic alphabet The Uyghur adopted this Old Uyghur script from local inhabitants when they migrated into Turfan after 840 2 It was an adaptation of the Aramaic alphabet used for texts with Buddhist Manichaean and Christian content for 700 800 years in Turpan The last known manuscripts are dated to the 18th century This was the prototype for the Mongolian and Manchu alphabets The Old Uyghur alphabet was brought to Mongolia by Tata tonga Old Uyghur alphabetScript typeAbjad AlphabetTime periodca 700s 1800sDirectionhorizontal and vertical writing in East Asian scripts top to bottom Vertical left to right Horizontal right to left used in modern printing especially in multi lingual publicationsLanguagesOld Uyghur Western YugurRelated scriptsParent systemsEgyptian hieroglyphsProto SinaiticPhoenicianAramaicSyriacSogdianOld Uyghur alphabetChild systemsTraditional Mongolian alphabetISO 15924ISO 15924Ougr 143 Old UyghurUnicodeUnicode aliasOld UyghurUnicode rangeU 10F70 U 10FAFThe Old Uyghur script was used between the 8th and 17th centuries primarily in the Tarim Basin of Central Asia located in present day Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region China It is a cursive joining alphabet with features of an abjad and is written vertically The script flourished through the 15th century in Central Asia and parts of Iran but it was eventually replaced by the Arabic script in the 16th century Its usage was continued in Gansu through the 17th century 3 Like the Sogdian alphabet technically an abjad the Old Uyghur tended to use matres lectionis for the long vowels as well as for the short ones The practice of leaving short vowels unrepresented was almost completely abandoned 4 Thus while ultimately deriving from a Semitic abjad the Old Uyghur alphabet can be said to have been largely alphabetized 5 Contents 1 Gallery 2 Unicode 3 See also 4 References 4 1 Citations 4 2 Sources 5 External linksGallery Edit Yuan dynasty Buddhist inscription written in Old Uyghur on the west wall of the Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass Yuan dynasty Buddhist inscription written in Old Uyghur on the east wall of the Cloud Platform at Juyong Pass Slave contract Contract on taxation Ming era text from volume with accompanying Chinese translation Yuan era epitaph Mehmed the Conqueror s Fetihname Declaration of conquest after the Battle of Otlukbeli Jarlig of Temur QutlughUnicode EditMain article Old Uyghur Unicode block The Old Uyghur alphabet was added to the Unicode Standard in September 2021 with the release of version 14 0 The Unicode block for Old Uyghur is U 10F70 U 10FAF Old Uyghur 1 2 Official Unicode Consortium code chart PDF 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E FU 10F7x U 10F8x U 10F9xU 10FAxNotes 1 As of Unicode version 15 0 2 Grey areas indicate non assigned code pointsSee also EditWestern Yugur languageReferences EditCitations Edit Osman Omarjan 2013 L2 13 071 Proposal to Encode the Uyghur Script Sinor D 1998 Chapter 13 Language situation and scripts in Asimov M S Bosworth C E eds History of Civilisations of Central Asia vol 4 part II UNESCO Publishing p 333 ISBN 81 208 1596 3 Pandey Anshuman 2020 12 18 Final proposal to encode Old Uyghur in Unicode PDF L2 20 191 Retrieved 2021 02 11 Clauson Gerard 2002 Studies in Turkic and Mongolic linguistics P 110 111 Houston Stephen D 2004 The first writing script invention as history and process p 59 Sources Edit Gorelova Liliya M 2002 Manchu Grammar Brill ISBN 978 90 04 12307 6 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Old Uyghur alphabet Latin to Old Uyghur transliteration Old Uyghur Alphabet on Omniglot Old Uyghur alphabet and Orkhon Turkic alphabet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Old Uyghur alphabet amp oldid 1149480365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
