Open corpus · ancient Libyc
The Libyco-Berber sign registry, queryable.
TifinaghDB publishes ancient Libyc inscriptions as structured data: glyph shapes, per-alphabet value claims with citations, readings, and concordances. The ancient script is not in Unicode, so the alphabet lives here as a sign registry — never as Neo-Tifinagh stand-in text.
Status: Phase 0. The sign registry is published; inscription records are next. Scope and policy · Browse the signs
- 79Shapes · in the registry
- 67Identified · value proposed
- 12Unidentified · recorded as shapes
- 79Value claims · with citations
- 22Disputed · competing values
- 11Sources · in the bibliography
Alphabets
The proposal's variation families. Each shape carries one value claim in its family.
- 13canarian
- 47classical
- 5numidic
- 11saharan
- 3western
First shapes in the registry
| Glyph | Code | Shape | Alphabet | Value | Confidence | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LBSIGN-LIBYC-YAB | YAB | classical | /b/ | attested | chabot1941: RIL 2, p. 3 | |
LBSIGN-LIBYC-YAB-1 | YAB 1 | classical | /b/ | attested | chabot1941: RIL 200, p. 50; chabot1941: RIL 206, p. 51 | |
LBSIGN-SAHARAN-YAB | YAB | saharan | /b/ | attested | shna2026: Appendix I | |
LBSIGN-LIBYC-YAG | YAG | classical | /g/ | attested | chabot1941: RIL 1, p. 2; chabot1941: RIL 661, p. 146; chabot1… | |
LBSIGN-LIBYC-YAG-1 | YAG 1 | classical | /g/ | attested | chabot1941: RIL 2, p. 3; chabot1941: RIL 117, p. 30; chabot19… | |
LBSIGN-LIBYC-YAD | YAD | classical | /d/ð/ | disputed | chabot1941: RIL 2, p. 3; chabot1941: RIL 122, p. 32; chabot19… | |
LBSIGN-LIBYC-YAH | YAH | classical | /h/ħ/ɣ/ | disputed | chabot1941: RIL 2, p. 3; chabot1941: RIL 121, p. 31; chabot19… | |
LBSIGN-SAHARAN-YAH | YAH | saharan | /h/ | attested | shna2026: Appendix I |
Browse all 79 shapes or read the JSON API.