Angelic Script (Trithemius)
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Trithemiuss Angelic Script is the beginning of the angelic script tradition begins with the first iteration of the script from Trithemius Steganographia. His is not a language as specifically as the others in the tradition are, but it is significant as it is a way in which to communicate with angels. Trithemius was intentional with his intermixing of cryptography and angelology, but his interest in angels was sincere, and not only a disguise for the ciphers within. What is notable about Trithemius symbol-system is the complete divergence from Greek, Hebrew and Latin letterforms, and resulting in what seems to be a fusion of both Arabic and Ethiopic. While the thickness of the script is indicative of the Ethiopic, as well as some of the pausal notation, the curve and form of the decenders/ascenders and the placement of the diacritic marks also are similar to Arabic. Trithemius's symbol for Aseliel is very similar to the Arabic isolated da:d letter. The Trithemius symbol for Pamersiel could also be attributed to similarities in the Hebrew Dalet or the Ethiopian G.
When making these comparisons, it is easy to see influences across the Proto-Cannanite family, which is the family from which the entirety of influence is based. It is unlikely that Sinitic or Aegean alphabets influenced the angelic alphabets, primarily out of lack of exposure and availability.
