- Hieroglyphic Hittite
-
an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of Indo-European, written in a pictographic script in Syria c1200-c600 B.C.: the same language as written in cuneiform in Anatolia is known as Luwian.
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
Hieroglyphic Hittite
Look at other dictionaries:
hieroglyphic hittite — noun Usage: usually capitalized both Hs : a language related to cuneiform Hittite and known from inscriptions in the Hittite hieroglyphic writing see indo european languages table * * * an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of Indo European … Useful english dictionary
Hittite — /hit uyt/, n. 1. a member of an ancient people who established a powerful empire in Asia Minor and Syria, dominant from about 1900 to 1200 B.C. 2. an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of Indo European, preserved in cuneiform inscriptions… … Universalium
hittite hieroglyph — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st H 1. hittite hieroglyphs plural : a system of writing known from inscriptions from Asia Minor and especially northern Syria dating from about 1500 B.C. to about 600 B.C. and composed of pictorial symbols partly … Useful english dictionary
Hittite — [hit′īt΄] n. [Heb Ḥittī (< Hittite ḥatti) + ITE1] 1. any of an ancient people of Asia Minor and Syria (fl. 1700 700 B.C. ) 2. the language of the Hittites, now extinct and considered by most authorities to be associated with Indo European: it… … English World dictionary
Hieroglyphic Luwian — Infobox Language name=Luwian familycolor=Indo European region=Anatolia extinct=around 600 BC fam2=Anatolian iso3=hlu Hieroglyphic Luwian is a variant of the Luwian language, recorded in official and royal seals and a small number of monumental… … Wikipedia
hieroglyphic writing — Introduction a system that employs characters in the form of pictures. These individual signs, called hieroglyphs (hieroglyph), may be read either as pictures, as symbols for pictures, or as symbols for sounds. The name hieroglyphic… … Universalium
Hittite — /ˈhɪtaɪt/ (say hituyt) noun 1. one of a powerful, civilised ancient people who flourished in Asia Minor and adjoining regions (1900–1200 BC). 2. the language of this people, an extinct language of the Indo European family, preserved in cuneiform… …
hittite hieroglyphic — noun Usage: usually capitalized 1st H : hittite hieroglyph … Useful english dictionary
Syro-Hittite states — The states that are called Neo Hittite, or more recently Syro Hittite, were Luwian, Aramaic and Phoenician speaking political entities of the Iron Age northern Syria and southern Anatolia that arose following the collapse of the Hittite Empire… … Wikipedia
Hieroglyphe hittite — Hiéroglyphe hittite Pour les articles homonymes, voir Hittite. Hiéroglyphes hittites Stèle en louvite hiéroglyphique … Wikipédia en Français
