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41Ptolemy V Epiphanes — ▪ Macedonian king of Egypt (Greek: Illustrious) born c. 210 died 180 BC Macedonian king of Egypt from 205 BC under whose rule Coele Syria and most of Egypt s other foreign possessions were lost. After Sosibius, Ptolemy IV s corrupt… …
42Chinese bronze inscriptions — Chinese characters Scripts Precursors · Oracle bone script · Bronze script · Seal script (large, small) · Clerical script · Cu …
43Dongba symbols — Dongba Type pictographic Languages …
44Oracle bone script — Type Logographic Languages Old Chinese Time period Bronze Age China …
45Chinese character classification — Chinese characters Scripts Precursors · Oracle bone script · Bronze script · Seal script (large, small) · Clerical script · Cu …
46ALPHABET, HEBREW — The origin of alphabetic script has always been a subject of human curiosity. According to Greek mythology, script was brought to Greece from Phoenicia. This tradition was accepted by the Greek and Roman writers, some of whom developed it even… …
47Characteristica universalis — Universal characteristic redirects here. For the concept of the three universal characteristics in Buddhism, see Three marks of existence. The Latin term characteristica universalis, commonly interpreted as universal characteristic, or universal… …
48Neolithic signs in China — Chinese characters Scripts Precursors · Oracle bone script · Bronze script · Seal script (large, small) · Clerical script · …
49Chinese characters — Unless otherwise specified Chinese text in this article is written in the format (Simplified Chinese / Traditional Chinese; Pinyin). In cases where the Simplified and Traditional Chinese characters are identical, the Chinese term is written only… …
50cuneiform — /kyooh nee euh fawrm , kyooh nee euh /, adj. 1. having the form of a wedge; wedge shaped. 2. composed of slim triangular or wedge shaped elements, as the characters used in writing by the ancient Akkadians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and… …
