Isu script

I wanted to ask you something. Which is... what's your name? This article title is conjecture. Although the article subject is canon, no official name for it has been given.

"The walls told us of your coming. When we once were. Look at them. Are they not fascinating? [...] These walls tell of a tragic story. A story we transcribed on our structures, on our artifacts. The stories written into the walls of these rooms. By whom, we never knew."

―The Messenger, 48 BCE.

Script on the pedestal in Khesesh Em Sesh Em Eeneb

The Isu script was a system of writing employed by the Isu.

History

Often used to decorate various Isu complexes and technologies, the script was used to tell the history of the Isu. To this end, the script could be found written into the walls and floors of various locations and was often interspersed with other symbols.

Despite its fall from use following the Great Catastrophe and the near-extinction of the Isu, the script continued to be recognized and used in a symbolic manner by a number of humans. Nostradamus notably used a number of characters from the Isu script to hide his Enigmas through Paris during the 16th century.

At least one document written in the Isu script, the Voynich manuscript, survived up to at least the 19th century.

By 2020, more examples of Isu script had been found across the world, with there being some success in translating a few fragments of it as seen in the efforts of Assassin Antony Henry.

Behind the scenes

An approximate guide by @venngar_0011 for reading the Isu alphabet.

It is unknown whether the Isu script is an alphabet, in which each symbol represents a letter or phoneme, or if it is a logogram, where the symbols represent a single word, but it is similar in look and style to cuneiform, the earliest known written script. Ubisoft Singapore's Associate Art Director Antoine Henry of Ubisoft Singapore created the script from Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, designing it as a possible precursor to Indo-European languages. In January 2021, the Russian Twitter user @venngar_0011 attempted to transcribe the script, an act that Antonie approved of and congratulated.

Gallery

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  Oun-mAa Niye Ressoot adorned with script
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  Script in the activated Qeneb.too Kah'Aiye
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  Isu script in the Grand Temple
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  Isu script in a machine of the Grand Temple
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  Script on the ceiling of the Vatican Vault
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  Script inside the Pythagorean Vault in Rome
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  Script on the pedestal within the Pythagorean Vault
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  Script on pillars in the Chichen Itza Temples
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  The Chichen Itza Isu script
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  Isu script appearing on Desmond Miles' arm, 2012
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  Script on the Spear of Leonidas' mold within the Ancient Forge
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  Isu script on an ancient stele in a 5th century BCE Greek tomb
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  The stele's Isu script
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  Isu script on the Saga Stone
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  Isu script on a piece of ceramic found in Jerusalem
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  Isu script on a tablet found in Qobustan, Azerbaijan
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  Isu script on a plate found in Serengeti, Tanzania
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  Isu script on a tablet found in Xi'an, China
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  Mórrígan's inscription inside the Isu Barracks
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  Lug the Polymath's inscription inside the Barracks
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  Isu script on the gate to Múspellsheimr

Appearances

• Assassin's Creed II (first appearance)
• Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
  • The Da Vinci Disappearance
• Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag (Voynich manuscript)
• Assassin's Creed: Rogue (Voynich manuscript)
• Assassin's Creed: Brahman (Voynich manuscript)
• Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus (Voynich manuscript)
• Assassin's Creed: Unity
• Assassin's Creed: Origins
• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey
  • The Fate of Atlantis
• Assassin's Creed: Rebellion – The Mask of the Ibis
• Assassin's Creed: Valhalla
  • Dawn of Ragnarök