Re: Urgent call for clarification of Armenian numbering rules

From: Simon Montagu (smontagu@smontagu.org)
Date: Fri Jan 30 2009 - 04:39:46 CST

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    On 1/30/09 12:12 AM, William J Poser wrote:
    > "Is there any suggestion that use of letters as numerals is not merely
    > historical?"
    >
    > Armenian books still use the letters-as-numerals for page numbers.
    > Otherwise, to my knowledge, this system is obsolete.

    I can attest to 20th century usage of this system for dates in
    inscriptions in the Armenian Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.

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