Book Title: Alphabet Key To History Of Mankind
Author(s): David Diringer
Publisher: Hutchinsons Scientific and Technical Publications

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________________ 596 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

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