Script - Cypriot

Cypriot is a historical script used primarily between the 11th and 4th centuries BCE on the island of Cyprus, notably for writing the Cypriot Greek dialect and the undeciphered Eteocypriot language. In the Unicode character property “Script,” the value “Cypriot” denotes a set of syllabic signs, each representing a consonant-vowel combination, totaling about 55 characters. These include signs for vowels, consonants, and special symbols like the double stroke used as a word divider. The script is written from right to left, and its glyphs are distinct from Linear B and other ancient Mediterranean syllabaries. Unicode assigns these characters to the Cypriot syllabary block (U+10800–U+1083F), preserving the script for digital encoding and scholarly research. The value helps software distinguish Cypriot text from neighboring scripts like Greek or Phoenician, aiding in rendering, searching, and linguistic analysis of ancient inscriptions.