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

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by  Ashur Cherry

Samaritan Script (13th Century C.E.) with the Corresponding West-Syriac Script
Samaritan West-Syriac West-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
Script Script Reading Value Value
a
õōlaf õ 1

b
bēṯ b 2

G
gōmal g 3

d
dōlaṯ/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
yōd y 10

k
kōf k 20

l
lōmad l 30

m
mīm m 40

n
nūn n 50

s
semkaṯ s 60

[
Õayn Õ 70

p
pē p 80

c
ṣōdē ṣ 90

q
qōf q 100

r
rēš r 200

v
šīn š 300

t
tāw t 400
Author: Ashur Cherry
York University
Title: Samaritan Script (13th Century C.E.)
with the Corresponding West-Syriac Script
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2008
Ref. No.: 3068

References

Daniels, Peter T. and William Bright. (Editors) The World's Writing Systems.
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Daniels, Peter T. and William Bright. (Editors) “Serto” The World's Writing Systems.
New York: Oxford University Press, ©1996. p. 500.

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.