Script - Old South Arabian

Old South Arabian is a script used in antiquity for inscriptions across the southern Arabian Peninsula, particularly in modern-day Yemen and Oman, dating from roughly the 8th century BCE to the 6th century CE. It features a distinct set of letters, written right to left, and is primarily known for its use in monumental texts, such as royal dedications and legal records. The script is notable for its geometric, angular forms and its relationship to other ancient Semitic writing systems, though it later diverged into the Ethiopic script. Its characters include both consonants and a limited set of matres lectionis, and the script is now encoded digitally, allowing for accurate representation of historical inscriptions in modern text processing.