Yavneh Yam Script (7th Century B.C.E.) with East-Syriac Reading

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by  Ashur Cherry

Yavneh Yam Script (7th Century B.C.E.) with East-Syriac Reading
Yavneh Yam East-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
Script Reading Value Value
a A
õāla õ 1
b B
bēṯ b 2
g G
gāmal g 3
d D
dālaṯ/d d 4
h H
hē h 5
w W u U
wāw w 6
z Z
zay(n) z 7
x X
ḥēṯ ḥ 8
j
ṭēṯ ṭ 9
y Y
yō/ūd y 10
k K
kā k 20
l L
lāmad l 30
m M
mīm m 40
n N
nūn n 50
s S
semkaṯ s 60
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Õē Õ 70
P
pē p 80
c C
ṣādē ṣ 90
q Q
qō q 100
r R
rēš r 200
v V
šīn š 300
t T
taw t 400
Author: Ashur Cherry
York University
Title: Yavneh Yam Script (7th Century B.C.E.)
with East-Syriac Reading
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2008
Ref. No.: 3130

References

Hetzron, Robert. (Editor) The Semitic Languages. New York: Routledge, ©1997. p. 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 2008 to His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV,
Catholicos-Patriarch of The Assyrian Church of the East, with love and respect.