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

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by  Ashur Cherry

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

Yavneh Yam East-Syriac East-Syriac Transliteration Numerical
Script 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

[ {
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 the Corresponding East-Syriac Script
Publisher: Toronto, Ontario
Copyright: 2008
Ref. No.: 3133

References

Daniels, Peter T. and William Bright. (Editors) “Eastern (Nestorian) Syriac Letters.”
The World's Writing Systems. New York: Oxford University Press,
©1996. p. 505.

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 2008 to His Holiness Mar Dinkha IV,
Catholicos-Patriarch of The Assyrian Church of the East, with love and respect.