Alphabet Key To History Of Mankind

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

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INDEX Proto-Sabellic; see Piceni
RABBINIC, 253, 262 Proto-Semitic alphabet, 214, 216, 218, Race, 572; Racial theories, 197. 514
Radicals; see Chinese classifiers Proto - South Semitic alphabet, 229 Raetians, XII, 496, 500 f., 511; "Proto-Tyrrhenians", 493
Raidan (Lords of), 226 Proverbs, 220
Rajai script, 376 Prydain, Prydyn, Prythein; see Picts Rajasthani, 371, 399 Psalm. Psalters, 220
Rajputana, 360, 371 Pseudo-hieroglyphic script of Byblos, Rajuvala, 343 158 ff., 203, 205 f.
Rameses III, 253 Psychological origins of writing; see Ram Khamheng (King), 416 Invention of writing
Ramm, 271 Ptolemaic period, 67, 196
Ranjubula; see Rajuvala Pueblos (Tribe), 28
Rapa-nui: see Easter Island Pulicat, 381
Ras Shamrah; see Ugarit Pulikesin, I, 381; - II, 338
Ravenna hand, 544 Punctuation, 191, 205, 217, 231, 284, Rebus-writing, 43, 128, 448 417, 427, 438, 497, 564
Red Sea, 223, 267, 271 Punic; sec Carthaginian
Redjang script, 331, 428 f. Punjabi, 302, 344. 361 f., 373, 375 fr. Redjang-Lampong, 429 378
Reform of writing, 103, 147, 153, Purbi; see Awadhi
170 f. Purnavarman, 422 f.
Rehendi (Khadijah; Sultana), 391 Purnea, 367 f.
"Related in sense" symbols, 113 Pushtu, 276 f.
Religion; see "Alphabet follows rePu-shui, 146, 420
ligion," Churches, Magic, MissionPushyamitrs, 342
aries and Sympathetic Magic Pyolmun, +45
Religious revolution in India, 334 Pyrenees, 252
Renaissance hand; see Humanistic hand Pylos, 76
Representation of new sounds, 553 Pyu, 408 ff.
"Revolutionary writing. 214. 566 Rezneh; see Urmia Rhineland, 266
Rhodesia, 363 QARASHAHR, Qarashahrian, 347 f.; Richness of the English tongue, 558 see also Agnean
Rig Veda hymns, 328 Qara-Balgasun, 312, 316
Rik script, 406 f. Qarmathian script, 272
Rimstocks, 508 Qataban script, 223 ff.
Rin-'chhen) spuns (-pa), Rin-spuns Qaus, 244
script, 355 Qibt; see Coptic
Ritual practices, symbolism, 101, 127. Qiryat Sepher, 216
514: see also Sympathetic Magic Qopt: see Coptic
Riukiu Islands, 26 Qôs; see Qaus
Riwai; see Bagheli Quadrilingual inscription, 409
Rock inscriptions, - pictures, 21 ff. Quadriyah (Confraternity), 300 Ræk inscription, 509, 515, 520, 523 Quang-Nam (Province), 403
Roger (King). 541 Quasi-alphabetic scripts, 153. 186 ff. Romaji-kai Society, Romaji-zashi, 173 Quasi-syllabic scripts, 55
Roman Catholic Church, 346, 393, 401, Qubilay Khan, 142, 355
483, 523. 550, 552 f. Qubt; see Coptic
Roman Forum inscription. 533 E Quetzalcoatl, Quetzalcohuatl, 134 Roman numerals, 563 Quiché, 122 f.; see also Maya
"Roman" type of letters, 552 (Quipos.) Quipus, 26, 10
Romance languages, 552 Quirinal, 534
Romanization of Chinese script, 117; Quốc ngữ, II8
-of Japanese, 173 ff. Qur'an, 269, 271, 276, 295
Rome, 37, 123, 195, 223, 226 f., 236, 248 Qutadghu bilig, 311
251, 261, 277, 279 ff., 285, 287, 304 Ows; see Qaus
320, 327, 348, 372, 449 f., 464, 471