Samaritan Script (200 C.E. – 700 C.E.) with East-Syriac Reading 1

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by  Ashur Cherry

Samaritan Script (200 C.E. – 700 C.E.) with East-Syriac Reading 1
Samaritan East-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
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
waw 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
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: Samaritan Script (200 C.E. – 700 C.E.)
with East-Syriac Reading 1
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2005
Ref. No.: 136

References

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

Diringer, David. 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 2005 to His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV,
Catholicos-Patriarch of The Assyrian Church of the East, with love and respect.