Matuww Scripts
@matuww.bsky.social
Matuww is a project involving linguistics, history, and art on the phylogenetic relationships of writing scripts descended from Egyptian hieroglyphs, showing how connected we are as humans.
𓏞 Project link: matuww.github.io
https://www.ko-fi.com/matuww
𓏞 Project link: matuww.github.io
https://www.ko-fi.com/matuww
An example of #Carian writing:
Limestone stela in the shape of a false door with Carian inscription along the cornice above.
For more information: tinyurl.com/bdzy85cn
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
Limestone stela in the shape of a false door with Carian inscription along the cornice above.
For more information: tinyurl.com/bdzy85cn
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
December 1, 2025 at 8:36 PM
An example of #Carian writing:
Limestone stela in the shape of a false door with Carian inscription along the cornice above.
For more information: tinyurl.com/bdzy85cn
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
Limestone stela in the shape of a false door with Carian inscription along the cornice above.
For more information: tinyurl.com/bdzy85cn
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
#Carian #alphabets were written in #Anatolia and #Egypt in 7 - 3 c. BCE. These were also derived from Archaic #Greek.
Carian is notable to have symbols that do not quite correlate with its Greek counterparts.
Full page: tinyurl.com/4cbmywwv
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Carian is notable to have symbols that do not quite correlate with its Greek counterparts.
Full page: tinyurl.com/4cbmywwv
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
#Carian #alphabets were written in #Anatolia and #Egypt in 7 - 3 c. BCE. These were also derived from Archaic #Greek.
Carian is notable to have symbols that do not quite correlate with its Greek counterparts.
Full page: tinyurl.com/4cbmywwv
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Carian is notable to have symbols that do not quite correlate with its Greek counterparts.
Full page: tinyurl.com/4cbmywwv
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Many thanks to my friend Evdoxia, who recorded herself reciting the first two stanzas of "Hymn to Liberty" in #Greek!
Very grateful to her for putting her voice behind the writing script.
Listen here and learn more about the Greek script: tinyurl.com/3rp2r49p
#writingscripts
#language
Very grateful to her for putting her voice behind the writing script.
Listen here and learn more about the Greek script: tinyurl.com/3rp2r49p
#writingscripts
#language
November 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Many thanks to my friend Evdoxia, who recorded herself reciting the first two stanzas of "Hymn to Liberty" in #Greek!
Very grateful to her for putting her voice behind the writing script.
Listen here and learn more about the Greek script: tinyurl.com/3rp2r49p
#writingscripts
#language
Very grateful to her for putting her voice behind the writing script.
Listen here and learn more about the Greek script: tinyurl.com/3rp2r49p
#writingscripts
#language
An example of #Messapic writing:
Votive inscription to #Aphrodite on an altar from #Ceglie #Messapica. #Brindisi, #Italy.
For more information: tinyurl.com/mrxb7dtr
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
Votive inscription to #Aphrodite on an altar from #Ceglie #Messapica. #Brindisi, #Italy.
For more information: tinyurl.com/mrxb7dtr
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 AM
An example of #Messapic writing:
Votive inscription to #Aphrodite on an altar from #Ceglie #Messapica. #Brindisi, #Italy.
For more information: tinyurl.com/mrxb7dtr
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
Votive inscription to #Aphrodite on an altar from #Ceglie #Messapica. #Brindisi, #Italy.
For more information: tinyurl.com/mrxb7dtr
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
#Messapic was used in the Salentine Peninsula #Italy in the 6 - 2 c. BCE to write the Messapic #language, possibly related to #Albanian. This #alphabet was also derived from western Archaic #Greek alphabets.
Full page: tinyurl.com/u8ymzzkb
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/u8ymzzkb
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#Messapic was used in the Salentine Peninsula #Italy in the 6 - 2 c. BCE to write the Messapic #language, possibly related to #Albanian. This #alphabet was also derived from western Archaic #Greek alphabets.
Full page: tinyurl.com/u8ymzzkb
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/u8ymzzkb
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
An example of #Lydian writing:
#Marble #stele. c. 6 c. BCE. #Sardis, #Lydia.
This may be a judicial document related to the transfer of goods to the sanctuary of #Artemis.
For more information: tinyurl.com/ycmxjzds
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
#Marble #stele. c. 6 c. BCE. #Sardis, #Lydia.
This may be a judicial document related to the transfer of goods to the sanctuary of #Artemis.
For more information: tinyurl.com/ycmxjzds
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
November 11, 2025 at 9:48 AM
An example of #Lydian writing:
#Marble #stele. c. 6 c. BCE. #Sardis, #Lydia.
This may be a judicial document related to the transfer of goods to the sanctuary of #Artemis.
For more information: tinyurl.com/ycmxjzds
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
#Marble #stele. c. 6 c. BCE. #Sardis, #Lydia.
This may be a judicial document related to the transfer of goods to the sanctuary of #Artemis.
For more information: tinyurl.com/ycmxjzds
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
#epigraphy
🏺
#matuww
#Lydian was used in western #Anatolia in the 8 - 2 c. BCE to write the Lycian #language. This #alphabet was also derived from Archaic #Greek, from the western epichoric group.
Full page: tinyurl.com/umr94pb5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/umr94pb5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
November 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
#Lydian was used in western #Anatolia in the 8 - 2 c. BCE to write the Lycian #language. This #alphabet was also derived from Archaic #Greek, from the western epichoric group.
Full page: tinyurl.com/umr94pb5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/umr94pb5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
An example of #Lycian writing:
Southern relief of The #Payava #Tomb. 375 - 362 BCE. #Lycia.
For more information: tinyurl.com/yeffmd2b
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
Southern relief of The #Payava #Tomb. 375 - 362 BCE. #Lycia.
For more information: tinyurl.com/yeffmd2b
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
November 10, 2025 at 4:42 PM
An example of #Lycian writing:
Southern relief of The #Payava #Tomb. 375 - 362 BCE. #Lycia.
For more information: tinyurl.com/yeffmd2b
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
Southern relief of The #Payava #Tomb. 375 - 362 BCE. #Lycia.
For more information: tinyurl.com/yeffmd2b
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
#Lycian was used in southern #Anatolia in the 5 c. BCE - 14 c. CE to write the Lycian #language. This #alphabet was derived from Archaic #Greek, more specifically the western #Doric variety.
Full page: tinyurl.com/mr2srb92
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/mr2srb92
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#Lycian was used in southern #Anatolia in the 5 c. BCE - 14 c. CE to write the Lycian #language. This #alphabet was derived from Archaic #Greek, more specifically the western #Doric variety.
Full page: tinyurl.com/mr2srb92
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/mr2srb92
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
An example of #Greco-Iberian writing:
Greco-Iberian lead plaque from #Alcoy, #Alicante, #Spain.
For more information: tinyurl.com/2s3vwudk
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
Greco-Iberian lead plaque from #Alcoy, #Alicante, #Spain.
For more information: tinyurl.com/2s3vwudk
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
An example of #Greco-Iberian writing:
Greco-Iberian lead plaque from #Alcoy, #Alicante, #Spain.
For more information: tinyurl.com/2s3vwudk
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
Greco-Iberian lead plaque from #Alcoy, #Alicante, #Spain.
For more information: tinyurl.com/2s3vwudk
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#archaeology
🏺
#matuww
The #Iberians adopted the #Ionian variant of the #Greek #alphabet to write their #language. Thus the #Greco-Iberian #script is not immediately directly related to other #Paleohispanic scripts.
Full page: tinyurl.com/53ccxxkw
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/53ccxxkw
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
November 3, 2025 at 7:58 AM
The #Iberians adopted the #Ionian variant of the #Greek #alphabet to write their #language. Thus the #Greco-Iberian #script is not immediately directly related to other #Paleohispanic scripts.
Full page: tinyurl.com/53ccxxkw
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
Full page: tinyurl.com/53ccxxkw
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Here's a sneak peek of what's next on #matuww!
#Greek derived #writingscripts
Comparisons are technically on the main page but individual pages will come soon and any previously incorrect information will be updated.
Stay tuned.
#history
#linguistics
#Greek derived #writingscripts
Comparisons are technically on the main page but individual pages will come soon and any previously incorrect information will be updated.
Stay tuned.
#history
#linguistics
October 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Here's a sneak peek of what's next on #matuww!
#Greek derived #writingscripts
Comparisons are technically on the main page but individual pages will come soon and any previously incorrect information will be updated.
Stay tuned.
#history
#linguistics
#Greek derived #writingscripts
Comparisons are technically on the main page but individual pages will come soon and any previously incorrect information will be updated.
Stay tuned.
#history
#linguistics
Here's a shoutout to a very helpful resource to building #matuww:
#Mnamon - a collection of academic articles on #writing system used in the #Mediterranean
It is extremely visually orientated and concise - a good place to start for sure.
Link: tinyurl.com/4vd8dc2m
#history
#linguistics
#Mnamon - a collection of academic articles on #writing system used in the #Mediterranean
It is extremely visually orientated and concise - a good place to start for sure.
Link: tinyurl.com/4vd8dc2m
#history
#linguistics
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Here's a shoutout to a very helpful resource to building #matuww:
#Mnamon - a collection of academic articles on #writing system used in the #Mediterranean
It is extremely visually orientated and concise - a good place to start for sure.
Link: tinyurl.com/4vd8dc2m
#history
#linguistics
#Mnamon - a collection of academic articles on #writing system used in the #Mediterranean
It is extremely visually orientated and concise - a good place to start for sure.
Link: tinyurl.com/4vd8dc2m
#history
#linguistics
1/3
A follow-up to investigating the graphical origins of #Armenian,
#Georgian, and #Caucasian #Albanian #alphabets - It seems that the numerical values of letters (based on position in alphabet) correspond to #Greek.
#matuww
#linguistics
A follow-up to investigating the graphical origins of #Armenian,
#Georgian, and #Caucasian #Albanian #alphabets - It seems that the numerical values of letters (based on position in alphabet) correspond to #Greek.
#matuww
#linguistics
October 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
1/3
A follow-up to investigating the graphical origins of #Armenian,
#Georgian, and #Caucasian #Albanian #alphabets - It seems that the numerical values of letters (based on position in alphabet) correspond to #Greek.
#matuww
#linguistics
A follow-up to investigating the graphical origins of #Armenian,
#Georgian, and #Caucasian #Albanian #alphabets - It seems that the numerical values of letters (based on position in alphabet) correspond to #Greek.
#matuww
#linguistics
New #commission #art joins the #gallery of #matuww!
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the southern #Slavs in the #Balkans who are still using #Cyrillc script today!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the southern #Slavs in the #Balkans who are still using #Cyrillc script today!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
September 30, 2025 at 12:39 PM
New #commission #art joins the #gallery of #matuww!
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the southern #Slavs in the #Balkans who are still using #Cyrillc script today!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the southern #Slavs in the #Balkans who are still using #Cyrillc script today!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
No posts lately because I'm trying to understand the graphical origins of #Armenian and #Georgian #alphabets.
It's not very conclusive and everyone seems to be disagreeing with each other :')
Snapshots of papers related.
If anyone is knowledgeable in this area please DM!
#matuww
#linguistics
It's not very conclusive and everyone seems to be disagreeing with each other :')
Snapshots of papers related.
If anyone is knowledgeable in this area please DM!
#matuww
#linguistics
September 17, 2025 at 9:07 PM
No posts lately because I'm trying to understand the graphical origins of #Armenian and #Georgian #alphabets.
It's not very conclusive and everyone seems to be disagreeing with each other :')
Snapshots of papers related.
If anyone is knowledgeable in this area please DM!
#matuww
#linguistics
It's not very conclusive and everyone seems to be disagreeing with each other :')
Snapshots of papers related.
If anyone is knowledgeable in this area please DM!
#matuww
#linguistics
New #commission #art joins the #gallery of #matuww!
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #medieval #Bulgarians who used the Early #Cyrillc script and they still do now!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
#Bulgaria
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #medieval #Bulgarians who used the Early #Cyrillc script and they still do now!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
#Bulgaria
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
September 14, 2025 at 2:50 PM
New #commission #art joins the #gallery of #matuww!
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #medieval #Bulgarians who used the Early #Cyrillc script and they still do now!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
#Bulgaria
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #medieval #Bulgarians who used the Early #Cyrillc script and they still do now!
Learn more about the Cyrillic #alphabet here:
tinyurl.com/3p92wvs3
#Bulgaria
Check out Claud here: tinyurl.com/26kk7y5u
New #commission #art joins the gallery of #matuww!
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #Manchurians who used the #Manchu script!
Learn more about the Manchu #alphabet here:
matuww.github.io/script_info/...
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #Manchurians who used the #Manchu script!
Learn more about the Manchu #alphabet here:
matuww.github.io/script_info/...
August 31, 2025 at 5:27 PM
New #commission #art joins the gallery of #matuww!
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #Manchurians who used the #Manchu script!
Learn more about the Manchu #alphabet here:
matuww.github.io/script_info/...
Many thanks to Claud for depicting the #Manchurians who used the #Manchu script!
Learn more about the Manchu #alphabet here:
matuww.github.io/script_info/...
Shared more by a friend -
Old #Arabic #carvings in the wild. (Not to be confused with Ancient North or South Arabian)
Also at #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks again James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
Old #Arabic #carvings in the wild. (Not to be confused with Ancient North or South Arabian)
Also at #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks again James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
August 27, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Shared more by a friend -
Old #Arabic #carvings in the wild. (Not to be confused with Ancient North or South Arabian)
Also at #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks again James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
Old #Arabic #carvings in the wild. (Not to be confused with Ancient North or South Arabian)
Also at #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks again James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
An example of #Komi #Molodtsov writing:
The #Internationale, Görd Pöljan. A collection of #communist #revolutionary works. 1921 CE.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#language
#history
🏺
#matuww
The #Internationale, Görd Pöljan. A collection of #communist #revolutionary works. 1921 CE.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#language
#history
🏺
#matuww
August 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
An example of #Komi #Molodtsov writing:
The #Internationale, Görd Pöljan. A collection of #communist #revolutionary works. 1921 CE.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#language
#history
🏺
#matuww
The #Internationale, Görd Pöljan. A collection of #communist #revolutionary works. 1921 CE.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#language
#history
🏺
#matuww
The #Molodtsov #alphabet is derived from #Cyrillic to write #Komi and was used briefly in 1918-1931 CE.
It is eponymous of Molodtsov Sandrö Vas'ö, aka Vasily Aleksandrovich Molodtsov, a Komi linguist and teacher.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
It is eponymous of Molodtsov Sandrö Vas'ö, aka Vasily Aleksandrovich Molodtsov, a Komi linguist and teacher.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
August 26, 2025 at 6:44 AM
The #Molodtsov #alphabet is derived from #Cyrillic to write #Komi and was used briefly in 1918-1931 CE.
It is eponymous of Molodtsov Sandrö Vas'ö, aka Vasily Aleksandrovich Molodtsov, a Komi linguist and teacher.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
It is eponymous of Molodtsov Sandrö Vas'ö, aka Vasily Aleksandrovich Molodtsov, a Komi linguist and teacher.
Full page: tinyurl.com/57hp8kp5
#writingscripts
#linguistics
#history
#map
#matuww
If you like what we do here on #matuww,
please consider supporting us on #ko-fi!
It helps fund #art #commissions for #portraits to put #faces behind those behind the pen/stylus/brush/hammer and chisel/keyboard while supporting #independent #artists!
Link: ko-fi.com/matuww
please consider supporting us on #ko-fi!
It helps fund #art #commissions for #portraits to put #faces behind those behind the pen/stylus/brush/hammer and chisel/keyboard while supporting #independent #artists!
Link: ko-fi.com/matuww
August 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
If you like what we do here on #matuww,
please consider supporting us on #ko-fi!
It helps fund #art #commissions for #portraits to put #faces behind those behind the pen/stylus/brush/hammer and chisel/keyboard while supporting #independent #artists!
Link: ko-fi.com/matuww
please consider supporting us on #ko-fi!
It helps fund #art #commissions for #portraits to put #faces behind those behind the pen/stylus/brush/hammer and chisel/keyboard while supporting #independent #artists!
Link: ko-fi.com/matuww
Shared by a friend -
Classical #Nabataean #carvings in the wild.
More specifically, #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
Classical #Nabataean #carvings in the wild.
More specifically, #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
August 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Shared by a friend -
Classical #Nabataean #carvings in the wild.
More specifically, #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
Classical #Nabataean #carvings in the wild.
More specifically, #Hegra or #Madain #Saleh, #Saudi #Arabia.
Thanks James!
#writingscripts
#epigraphy
#archaeology
#matuww
An example of Old #Permic writing:
The #Zyryanskaya #Trinity Icon (Зырянская Троица). 14. c. CE. Stephen of #Perm.
This is the oldest known written record in Old Permic.
For more information tinyurl.com/5n768rwb
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#paleography
🏺
#matuww
The #Zyryanskaya #Trinity Icon (Зырянская Троица). 14. c. CE. Stephen of #Perm.
This is the oldest known written record in Old Permic.
For more information tinyurl.com/5n768rwb
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#paleography
🏺
#matuww
August 23, 2025 at 2:28 PM
An example of Old #Permic writing:
The #Zyryanskaya #Trinity Icon (Зырянская Троица). 14. c. CE. Stephen of #Perm.
This is the oldest known written record in Old Permic.
For more information tinyurl.com/5n768rwb
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#paleography
🏺
#matuww
The #Zyryanskaya #Trinity Icon (Зырянская Троица). 14. c. CE. Stephen of #Perm.
This is the oldest known written record in Old Permic.
For more information tinyurl.com/5n768rwb
#writingscripts
#language
#history
#paleography
🏺
#matuww