Isaiah Scroll Script (2nd Century B.C.E.) with the Corresponding East-Syriac Script

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by  Ashur Cherry

Isaiah Scroll Script (2nd Century B.C.E.) with the Corresponding East-Syriac Script

Isaiah Scroll East-Syriac East-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
Script Script Reading Value Value
a
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

j
ṭēṯ ṭ 9

y
yō/ūd y 10

k K
kā k 20

L
lāmad l 30

m M
mīm m 40

n N
nūn n 50

S
semkaṯ s 60

[
Õē Õ 70

p P
pē p 80

c C
ṣādē ṣ 90

Q
qō q 100

R
rēš r 200

V
šīn š 300

t
taw t 400
Author: Ashur Cherry
York University
Title: Isaiah Scroll Script (2nd Century B.C.E.)
with the Corresponding East-Syriac Script
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2008
Ref. No.: 3199

References

Daniels, Peter T. and William Bright. (Editors) “Eastern (Nestorian) Syriac Letters.”
The World's Writing Systems. New York: Oxford University Press,
©1996. p. 505.

Diringer, David. The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind. Third Edition.
Volume 2. London: Hutchinson, ©1968. pp. 192, 193.

Hetzron, Robert. (Editor) The Semitic Languages. New York: Routledge, ©1997.
pp. 28, 35.

Dedication

I dedicate all my work published in 2008 to His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV,
Catholicos-Patriarch of The Assyrian Church of the East, with love and respect.