Mnamon

Ancient writing systems in the Mediterranean

A critical guide to electronic resources

Oscan

- first half of the 4th B.C. - first half of the 1st centuries B.C.


List of symbols


Local Oscan alphabet Alphabetic sequence in Oscan of Greek origin Alphabetic sequence in Oscan of Latin origin

Transcription and phonetic value of signs
 
Local alphabet of
Etruscan origin
 
a [a]   
b [b]  
g [g]  
d [d]  
e [e]; [ε]     
v [w]     
z [z]; [ts]; [dz]
h [h]
i [i]
k [k]  
l [l]  
m [m]  
n [n]  
p [p]  
r [r]     
s [s]  
t [t]  
u [u]
f [f]
í
ú [o]; [ɔ]
Transcription in Greek and Latin alphabet and phonetic value of signs Local alphabet
of Greek origin
 
α, a [a]      
β, b [b]   
γ, g [g]
δ, d [d]
ε, e [e]; [ε]   
F (#)[w]
ζ, z [z]; [ts]; [dz]
h [h]  
η, ē
ι, i [i]
χ, k [k]
λ, l [l]
μ, m [m]   
ν, n [n]  
ξ [ks]
ο, o [o]; [ɔ]
π, p [p]  
ρ, r [r]
σ, s [s]     
τ, t [t]
υ, u [u]  
ω, ō  
f [f] .. ..

Transcription and phonetic
value of signs
 
Local alphabet
of Latin origin
 
a [a]
b [b]
g [g]   
d [d]
e [e]; [ε]
v [w]
z [z]; [ts]; [dz]
h [h]
i [i]
k (c) [k]
l [l]
m [m]
n [n]
o [o]; [ɔ]
p [p]    
q [k(w)] ()
r [r]
s [s]   
t [t]
u [u]
f [f]
x [tʃ]

 

SIGNS COMMON TO THE THREE GRAPHIC SYSTEMS
Transcription and phonetic
value of signs
Alphabet of Etruscan origin Alphabet of Greek origin Alphabet of Latin origin
a [a]            
b [b]     
g [g]     
d [d]  
e [e]; [ε]        
v [w]     
z [z]; [ts]; [dz]
h [h]  
i [i]
k/ c [k]  
l [l]  
m [m]     
n [n]    
p [p]        
r [r]     
s [s]         
t [t]  
u [u]  
f [f]             .. ..

 

DISTINGUISHING SIGNS AMONG THE THREE GRAPHIC SYSTEMS
Transcription and phonetic
value of signs
Alphabet of Etruscan origin Alphabet of Greek origin Alphabet of Latin origin
í [e]; [i:]    
ú [o]; [ɔ]    
η    
o [o]; [ɔ]   ...
ξ [ks]    
ω      
q [k(w)]     ()
x [tʃ]