Samaritan Script (13th Century C.E.) with East-Syriac Reading

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by  Ashur Cherry

Samaritan Script (13th Century C.E.) with East-Syriac Reading
Samaritan East-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
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
kā k 20
l
lāmad l 30
m
mīm m 40
n
nūn n 50
s
semkaṯ s 60
[
Õē Õ 70
p
pē p 80
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: Samaritan Script (13th Century C.E.)
with East-Syriac Reading
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2008
Ref. No.: 3064

References

Daniels, Peter T. and William Bright. (Editors) The World's Writing Systems.
New York: Oxford University Press, ©1996. p. 490.

Diringer, David. “Development of early Hebrew alphabet.” The Alphabet: A Key to the
History of Mankind. Third Edition. Volume 2. London: Hutchinson,
©1968. p. 161.

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