Alphabet Key To History Of Mankind

Author(s): David Diringer
Publisher: Hutchinsons Scientific and Technical Publications

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Euron), 388
-Semia,
urope
INDEX Norman, 541, 552, 558
Oceania; see Malayo-Polynesian Norse, 511, 517 f., 520, 522
Odainath (Odenathus), 277 North Africa, America, -China; see Odense region, 514 Africa, America, China
Odra-desa, Odri; see Orissa North Arabian alphabets, 224 ff., 249, Odshi; see Twi
255 ff., 271; see also South Semitic Estergothian runic variety, 520 North Aryan; see Khotanese
Estermarie Sogn inscription, 512 North Carolina (U.S.A.), 176
Official scripts, 107, 153, 187, 254 ff., North Central Province (Ceylon), 388 274, 305, 355, 368 f., 373. 442, 541 f., North-eastern Arabia, -Europe, - 544, 546, 549
Scotland, -Semites; sec Arabia, Oghamic-Latin inscriptions, 325, 327 Europe, Scotland, Semites
Oghams 525 ff., 546; see also Celtic Northern) Europe, -Germanic, Oji, Okwi; see Twi
Italy. -Mesopotamia, –Syria; see Ojibway, 183 Europe, Germanic, Italy, etc.
Oklahoma (U.S.A.), 183 North(ern) Indian scripts, 339, 343 f. Olbia, 300
345 ff., 407, 424; see also India Old Bulgarian, Old Church Slavonic, 475 Northern Isles (Scotland), 529
Old English, 518 f., 520, 555 Northern Kingdom (Israel), 238
Old Ganja, 327 Northern Province (Ceylon), 388 Old Sabellic; see Picenian North Etruscan, 496, 499 fr., 513, 516 Old Testament, 296; see also Bible North Iranian, see Parthian
Old World, 122, 163, 276 North Persia; see Parthian
Oleai; see Woleai Island North Sea, 29
Ombrikoi, Ombroi; see Umbrian North Semitic alphabets, 165, 196 f., Ona, 563
200 ff., 210 ff., 227, 229, 235 ff., 255, Onin, 169 335, 451, 454, 495; see also Semites On-mun script, 442 ti.
and under namesof individual peoples Open syllables, 166 f., 173, 179, 187. North Semitic theory on the origin of 446, 500, 555 the alphabet, 211 ff.
Opici, Opikoi: see Oscan Northumbrian crosses, 509
Orange River, 24 North-west(ern) Arabia, China, Oraon; see Kurukh
Europe, - India, - Semitic, -Spain; "Orator" (The Etruscan), 491
see Arabia, China, Europe, etc. Orbetello, 492, 496 North-western Province (Ceylon), 388 Order of the letters 220, 231, 283, 300, Norwegian, 508 f., 511, 514. 518, 520 325, 365. 399. 427, 451, 456, 476 ff., ff.; see also Runes
480, 495 f., 517. 538 Nosu dialect, 185
Oriental origin of the Etruscans, 493 "Note" in balloring. 513
Origin of Chinese Culture, 100 Notched sticks, notches, 27 f., 101, 485. Origin of scripts, XI F., and passim in 529; see also Runes
text; see also Invention of writing Nova Scotia, 155
Origin of the alphabet, 195 ff Novial, 559
Origin of the numerals, 570 Nsibidi script, 148 ff., 363
Original alphabetic writing, 214 Nubian, 189, 191, 453) 471
Orissa, Oriya script, 337, 365 f., 369. Nukha (District), 327
379, 387 Numeration, 75 f., 112, 129, 133, 176, Orkhon inscriptions; see Kök Turki
264, 302, 392, 466, 536, 569, 570 f. Orkney Islands, 517 Nurbachu (Emperor), 319
Ornamental scripts, Omamentation, Nuskhn-Khutsuri seript, 323 f.
101, 108 f. Nyanja Nyanza, Nyasa. Nyassa), 562 Orontes, 280
Orpheus, 451
Orta (Lake), 500 OAXACA, 123, 126
Orthography, 484, 555 Ob (River), 170
Oscan script (Osci, Oskoi), got ff. Obaku (Sect), 170
Oscan-Umbrian dialects, 497501 Obedas I, 267
Osetes (People), 483 f. Oberi Dkaim, 564 ff.
Oshcabawis (Tribe), 34 Occidental, 559
Osiris, 164