Siloam Inscription Script with the Corresponding West-Syriac Script

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by  Ashur Cherry

Siloam Inscription Script with the Corresponding West-Syriac Script
Siloam West-Syriac West-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
Script Script Reading Value Value
)
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

+
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
$
šīn š 300

t
tāw t 400
Author: Ashur Cherry
York University
Title: Siloam Inscription Script
with the Corresponding West-Syriac Script
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2007
Ref. No.: 956

References

Daniels, Peter T. and William Bright. (Editors) The World's Writing Systems.
New York: Oxford University Press, ©1996. p. 95.

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

Naveh, Joseph. Early History of the Alphabet: An Introduction to West Semitic
Epigraphy and Palaeography. 2nd rev. ed. Jerusalem: The Magnes Press,
The Hebrew University, ©1987. p. 77.

Dedication

I dedicate all my work published in 2007 to His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV,
Catholicos-Patriarch of The Assyrian Church of the East, with love and respect.