Lulimi lwakudala olubhaliwe e-Afrika emnyama luyachazwa. IsiMeroitic ulimi olwalukhulunywa embusweni waseKush kusukela ekupheleni kwekhulu lesi-3 BCE kuze kube sekhulwini lesi-5. Iphinde yabhalwa kusukela ngekhulu lesi-2 BC. Kwakuwulimi lwamafaro amaKushi amaDynasty angama-25. I-alfabhethi leMeroitic linemibhalo emibili ehlukile: eyodwa nge-hieroglyphics yaseGibhithe, enye i-cursive. Yize izimpawu zacaciswa ngo-1911, lolu limi luhlala lungaqondakali. Kusukela ngekhulu le-19 leminyaka, kuye kwatholakala izinkulungwane eziningana zemibhalo yamaMeroitic ezindaweni eziseGibhithe iNubia nasenyakatho yeSudan.
I-Meroitic, enezibonakaliso ezitholakala kusukela ku-1911, ifakazela amahora acebile yempucuko ye-Nubia. UClaude Rilly usezinhlelweni zokuchaza ngolimi oluyimfihlakalo olusukume lwabachwepheshile iminyaka eyikhulu, okuwulimi oludala kunazo zonke olubhaliwe e-Afrika emnyama, isiMeroitic.