| Type | Semitic alphabet |
| Origin | 12th century BCE, Levant |
| Spread | Middle East • North Africa • Central Asia |
| Vowels | Not included in its original form |
| Script family | |
| Languages used for | Administrative language of Neo-Assyrian, neo-Babylonian, and Achaemenid empires • Religious text documentation • Literary purposes |
| Number of graphemes | 22 consonantal graphemes |
| Influence on other scripts |
