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Meroitic
A language of the kingdom of Kush recorded in two related scripts.
The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.
At a glance
Evidence and writing
- Evidence / period
- Late first millennium BCE to early first millennium CE
- Region
- Nile Valley, northern Sudan
- Writing system
- Meroitic hieroglyphic and cursive scripts
- Site status
- Coming soon
Dates describe surviving written evidence or textual traditions, not necessarily when a spoken language began or ended. Map points indicate a representative centre of evidence, not a language boundary.