Protobesh was an ancient alphabet used in the galaxy.
Description[]
Protobesh was an ancient alphabet that predated Aurebesh.[6] It could be written horizontally left to right, or vertically top to bottom.[7] Important words were sometimes written inside cartouches.[7]
Use in the Galaxy[]
The Rammahgon, an ancient Jedi book, was written at least partially in Protobesh. Some of the letters inside, written inside a cartouche, spelled out the word "COURAGE".[7]
One dataplaque contained Protobesh symbols allegedly pinpointing the location of the long-lost Queen of Ranroon starship.[8]
A store selling droids at North Stairs Lane on Ferrix carried a large green sign with grey and white lettering, with the top of the sign written in Protobesh, saying "DROID".[2]
A large Kyber crystal, engraved with the words "[TRU]ST IN THE FORCE" in Protobesh.
By 0 BBY,[9] Protobesh graffiti was written vertically on a wall in Jedha City, which said "FIGHT". In that year, Partisans in the city attacked an Imperial convoy and took a large kyber crystal, which was engraved with the words "TRUST IN THE FORCE" in vertically written Protobesh.[4]
Sometime after Order 66 and before 9 BBY,[10] the name "EKRIA" was carved into the wall of a safehouse used by the Hidden Path on the planet Mapuzo.[5]
Behind the scenes[]
An alphabetical representation of the Protobesh script.
Some literal transliterations of Protobesh writing in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary are contradicted by the official translations given in the book. For instance, on page 53, a note about the Rammahgon refers to a "Protobesh cartouche containing the name 'Exegol'", but the letters inside the cartouche spell out the word "COURAGE".[7]
The large kyber crystal used by the Partisans during the attack on the Imperial convoy in the film Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which is engraved with the words "TRUST IN THE FORCE" in Protobesh,[4] is also featured in a photograph in the 2023 reference book Star Wars 100 Objects, although both the crystal and the engraving is upside-down.[11]
Appearances[]
- Solo: A Star Wars Story
Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III"- Andor — "Narkina 5"
- Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (First appearance)
- Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities
- Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker
Sources[]
- Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary (First identified as Protobesh)
- "General Equipment (I)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars 100 Objects
Notes and references[]
- ↑
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge — Dok-Ondar's Den of Antiquities
- ↑ 2.0 2.1
Andor — "Narkina 5"
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Obi-Wan Kenobi — "Part III"
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "General Equipment (I)" — Star Wars Encyclopedia
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ Solo: A Star Wars Story The Official Guide
- ↑ Star Wars: Galactic Atlas
- ↑ Star Wars: Timelines dates the events of Obi-Wan Kenobi to 9 BBY. Therefore, the events of "Part I" must be set in 9 BBY.
- ↑ Star Wars 100 Objects