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Script                 Century           Subdirectory      Command
------                 -------           -------------   -------------
Proto-Semitic           16 BC              protosem       \textproto
Phoenician              10 BC              phoenician     \textphnc
Greek                    6 BC              greek6cbc      \textvibc
Greek                    4 BC              greek4bc       \textivbc
Etruscan                 8 BC              etruscan       \textetr
Futharc (Anglo-Saxon)    6 AD              runic          \textfut
Hieroglyphics           30 BC              hieroglf       \textpnhg
Linear B                15 BC              linearb        \textlinb
Ugaritic Cuneiform      13 BC              ugarite        \textugar
Aramaic                 10--5 BC           aramaic        \textaram
Cypriot                  9 BC              cypriot        \textcypr
Old Persian              5 BC              oldprsn        \textcopsn
South Arabian          6 BC -- 4 AD        sarabian       \textsarab
Nabatean               4 BC -- 4 AD        nabatean       \textnab
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DocumentArchaic Font Sampler

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aramaic                  TEXMF
====================    ====================
aram10.afm           ¨ \fonts\afm\aramaic
aram10.pfb           ¨ \fonts\type1\aramaic
aram10.tfm           ¨ \fonts\tfm\aramaic
aramic.pdf           ¨ \doc\aramaic
tryaramaic.pdf       ¨ \doc\aramaic
tryaramaic.tex       ¨ \doc\aramaic
aramaic.dtx          ¨ \work
aramaic.ins          ¨ \work

\work>latex aramaic.ins
=======================
aramaic.sty          ¨ \tex\aramaic
ot1aram.fd           ¨ \tex\aramaic
t1aram.fd            ¨ \tex\aramaic
aramaic.map          ¨ \fonts\map\aramaic
                        updmap --add aramaic.map‚ðŽÀs‚·‚éB

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viking                  TEXMF
====================    ====================
try.tex              ¨ \doc\try.tex
viking.dtx           ¨ \work
viking.ins           ¨ \work

\work>latex viking.ins
======================
vik*.mf              ¨ \fonts\source\viking
viking.sty           ¨ \tex\viking
t1vik.fd             ¨ \tex\viking
ot1vik.fd            ¨ \tex\viking
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¡@Links

Wikipedia: Proto-Semitic language
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Semitic
Wikipedia: Phoenician alphabet
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenician_alphabet
Omniglot: Phoenician/Canaanite
  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/phoenician.htm
Wikipedia: Etruscan language
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etruscan_language
Omniglot: Etruscan alphabet
  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/etruscan.htm
Wikipedia: Runic alphabet
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_alphabet
Wikipedia: Younger Futhark
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Younger_Futhark
Hieroglyphs Writing
  http://greatscott.com/hiero/hiero_alpha.html
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  http://auemath.aichi-edu.ac.jp/~khotta/ghost/hieroglf.html
Wikipedia: Linear B
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linear_B
Ancientscripts.com: Linear B
  http://www.ancientscripts.com/linearb.html
Omniglot: Linear B
  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/linearb.htm
Wikipedia: Ugaritic language
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugaritic_language
Ancientscripts.com: Ugaritic
  http://www.ancientscripts.com/ugaritic.html
Wikipedia: Aramaic alphabet
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aramaic_alphabet
Wikipedia: Cypriot syllabary
  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/cypriot.htm
Omniglot: Old Persian Cuneiform
  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/opcuneiform.htm
Farvardyn - An illustrated reference portal about Ancient Persia
  http://www.farvardyn.com/oldpersian.php
Omniglot: South Arabian
  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/southarabian.htm
Wikipedia: Nabatean alphabet
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabatean_alphabet
Omniglot: Nabatean abjad
  http://www.omniglot.com/writing/nabataean.htm