Azkarthelian (Azkarthe'elith)

Azkarthelian is an abjad created by Murray Callahan for his conlang of the same name. It is said to have evolved from the ancient Aramaic alphabet and may be related to the Hebrew alphabet. Incidentally however, the language itself is not related to the Hebrew language.

It is said to have been invented by an Egyptian prophet called Simgishel, who grew up constructing the language from his own words rather than learning the ancient Egyptian language and hieroglyphics, and named the language and script in honour of a wizard called Eldrith Azkarthiel, whom he considered the most well-taught of his scholars.

Notable features

Type of writing system: abjad / consonant alphabet
Writing direction: left to right in horizontal lines.
Used to write: Azkarthelian (Azkarthe'elith)

Azkarthelian alphabet

Saturnian alphabet

Notes

Veth, Gimel, Daleth, Khaf, Fe and Taf denote fricatives by default (/v/ /ɣ/ /ð/ etc.), but they can denote their plosive equivalents (/b/ /g/ /d/ etc.) by adding a dot, also known as a daghesh, in the middle.
Vowel diacritics are optional depending on the style of writing. Typically they are often written in formal writing, while they are often omitted in cursive writing.
While Wau and Yodh are typically transliterated as consonants "w" and "y" respectively, they can also be transliterated as vowels "u" and "i" respectively when they are written after a vowel, i.e. as the second vowel of a diphthong.

Azkarthelian alphabet - cursive version

Saturnian alphabet - cursive version

Sample text

Sample text in Saturnian

Sample text (cursive)

Sample text in Saturnian (cursive)

Transliteration

Uhamen eriv be'erayi fraigh ai ewalik em digenta ai raghaden. Ve'ayi e'andhum bus rashon ai kongisha, ai dervayi yaghtat tordh aworen aizh fra'erthen.

Translation

All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

If you have any questions about Azkarthelian, you can contact Murray at: thatdawgmurray[at]gmail[dot]com

Constructed / Adapted scripts by Murray Callahan

Angerthas Rossiya, Azkarthelian, Cirth for Hungarian, Finnish Runes, Jespanglish, Melronian, Nuevoladino, Saturnian, Tengwar for Russian, Tengwar for Ukrainian

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