id: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/class/WritingSystem
name: WritingSystem
title: Writing System
prefixes:
  linkml: https://w3id.org/linkml/
  hc: https://nde.nl/ontology/hc/
  schema: http://schema.org/
  skos: http://www.w3.org/2004/02/skos/core#
default_prefix: hc
imports:
- linkml:types
- ../slots/has_or_had_code
classes:
  WritingSystem:
    class_uri: skos:Concept
    description: 'A writing system or script (ISO 15924).


      **USAGE**:

      Used for:

      - Script identification (Latin, Cyrillic, Arabic, etc.)

      - Writing direction (LTR, RTL)

      - Historical scripts

      '
    slots:
    - has_or_had_code
    slot_usage:
      has_or_had_code:
        pattern: ^[A-Z][a-z]{3}$
        description: ISO 15924 4-letter script code
        examples:
        - value: Latn
          description: Latin script
        - value: Cyrl
          description: Cyrillic script
    attributes:
      script_name:
        range: string
        description: Human-readable name of the script
      writing_direction:
        range: string
        description: Writing direction (LTR, RTL, TTB)
    exact_mappings:
    - skos:Concept
    annotations:
      specificity_score: '0.40'
      specificity_rationale: Moderately specific - writing systems relevant across domains.
      custodian_types:
      - '*'
      custodian_types_rationale: Universal utility concept
    examples:
    - value:
        has_or_had_code: Latn
        script_name: Latin
        writing_direction: LTR
      description: Latin writing system