Dead Sea Scroll Script with East-Syriac Reading

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by  Ashur Cherry

Dead Sea Scroll Script with East-Syriac Reading
Dead Sea East-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
Scroll Script Reading Value Value
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õāla õ 1
b
bēṯ b 2
g
gāmal g 3
d
dālaṯ/d d 4
h
hē h 5
w
wāw w 6
z
zay(n) z 7
x
ḥēṯ ḥ 8
+
ṭēṯ ṭ 9
y
yō/ūd y 10
\ k
kā k 20
l
lāmad l 30
{ m
mīm m 40
} n
nūn n 50
s
semkaṯ s 60
(
Õē Õ 70
v p
pē p 80
c
ṣādē ṣ 90
q
qō q 100
r
rēš r 200
$
šīn š 300
t
taw t 400
Author: Ashur Cherry
York University
Title: Dead Sea Scroll Script
with East-Syriac Reading
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2007
Ref. No.: 928

References

Diringer, David. The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind. Third Edition.
Volume 2. London: Hutchinson, ©1968. pp. 191-193.

Hetzron, Robert. (Editor) The Semitic Languages. New York: Routledge, ©1997. p. 35.

Dedication

I dedicate all my work published in 2007 to His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV,
Catholicos-Patriarch of The Assyrian Church of the East, with love and respect.