Tel Dan Inscription (9th Century B.C.E.) with West-Syriac Reading

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by  Ashur Cherry

Tel Dan Inscription (9th Century B.C.E.) with West-Syriac Reading
Tel Dan West-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
Script Reading Value Value
a A
õōlaf õ 1
b B
bēṯ b 2
g
gōmal g 3
d D
dōlaṯ/d d 4
h H
hē h 5
w W
wāw w 6
z
zay(n) z 7
x X
ḥēṯ ḥ 8
j
ṭēṯ ṭ 9
y Y
yōd y 10
k K
kōf k 20
l L
lōmad l 30
m
mīm m 40
n N
nūn n 50
S
semkaṯ s 60
[
Õayn Õ 70
p P
pē p 80
c C
ṣōdē ṣ 90
q Q
qōf q 100
r R
rēš r 200
v V
šīn š 300
t T
tāw t 400
Author: Ashur Cherry
York University
Title: Tel Dan Inscription (9th Century B.C.E.)
with West-Syriac Reading
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2008
Ref. No.: 3098

References

Diringer, David. The Alphabet: A Key to the History of Mankind. Third Edition.
Volume 2. London: Hutchinson, ©1968. p. 153.

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.