- Tartessian
Tertessian may refer to:
*the ancient civilization based in
Tartessos in modern-dayAndalusia
*theTartessian language
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Tartessian language — The Tartessian language, also known as southwestern or South Lusitanian is a paleohispanic language once spoken in the southwest of the Iberian Peninsula: mainly in the south of Portugal (Algarve and southern Alentejo), but also in Spain (south… … Wikipedia
Tartessian — ISO 639 3 Code : txr ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Ancient … Names of Languages ISO 639-3
tartessian — tar·tes·sian … English syllables
tartessian — I. tärˈtesēən, eshən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin tartessius (from Tartessus, ancient kingdom on the southwestern coast of Spain) + English an (adjective suffix) 1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of ancient… … Useful english dictionary
Tartessos — (also Tartessus) was a harbor city and its surrounding culture on the south coast of the Iberian peninsula (in modern Andalusia, Spain), at the mouth of the Guadalquivir river. It was mentioned by Herodotus, [Herodotus, i. 163 ; iv.152.] Strabo… … Wikipedia
Prehistoric Iberia — The Prehistory of the Iberian peninsula begins with the arrival of the first hominins c.900,000 Before Present (BP) and ends with the Punic Wars, when the territory enters the domains of written history. In this long period, some of its most… … Wikipedia
Paleohispanic scripts — The Paleohispanic scripts are the writing systems created in the Iberian peninsula before the Latin alphabet became the dominant script. Most of them are typologically very unusual in that they are semi syllabic rather than purely alphabetic,… … Wikipedia
Celts — Celt redirects here. For other uses, see Celt (disambiguation). This article is about the ancient peoples of Europe. For Celts of the present day, see Celts (modern). Diachronic distribution of Celtic peoples … Wikipedia
List of writing systems — This is a list of writing systems (or scripts), classified according to some common distinguishing features.The usual name of the script is given first (and bolded); the name of the language(s) in which the script is written follows (in brackets) … Wikipedia
Southwest script — The southwest script or southwestern script, also known as Tartessian or South Lusitanian is a paleohispanic script that was the mean of written expression of an unknown language usually identified with the same name, among them the most popular… … Wikipedia
