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Sogdian

An Eastern Iranian language with a diverse manuscript and inscriptional record.

The dedicated study site is coming soon. This overview records the planned scope and evidence.

Yasna manuscript, fol. 4r, Columbia X892.5 Av3 N22

At a glance

Evidence and writing

Evidence / period
First millennium CE
Region
Central Asia
Writing system
Sogdian and other 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.