Punic
Punic was a semitic language descended from Phoenican and spoken until
about the 4th Century AD in Carthage in what is now Tunisia, and other parts
of North Africa and around the Mediterreaen. The Punic alphabet developed
from the Phoenician alphabet and was used for monumental inscriptions, while
the cursive Neo-Punic alphabet was used elsewhere.
Notable features
- Type of writing system: abjad
- Direction of writing: right to left in horizontal lines
- Used to write: Punic and Neo-Punic
Neo-Punic alphabet
Sample text
Links
Details of the Punic language and alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punic_language
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/408687/Neo-Punic-alphabet
Neo-Punic Inscriptions and Coin Legends
http://www.punic.co.uk/projects/neopunic-inscr/puninscr.html