Coptic Alphabet
OriginEgypt
Earliest200
TypeAlphabet
About Coptic Alphabet
The final stage of the ancient Egyptian writing tradition. Uses Greek letters with 7 additional characters from Demotic. Still used in the Coptic Church liturgy. Over 15 million Coptic Christians recognize the script. The last living descendant of ancient Egyptian writing. Beautiful manuscripts survive in monasteries across Egypt.
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