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

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by  Ashur Cherry

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

Samaritan 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
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 the Corresponding East-Syriac Script
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2008
Ref. No.: 3067

References

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

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. “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.
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.