From: Peter Kirk (peterkirk@qaya.org)
Date: Tue Dec 23 2003 - 18:51:49 EST
On 23/12/2003 14:39, John Hudson wrote:
> ...
> Now, that said, I am very keen to have the Samaritan shin encoded,
> because this is used as a mark in the apparatus critici of the BHS and
> possibly other Bible editions (in BHS it used in citations of
> Pentateuchi textus Hebraeo-Samaritanus secundum). I'd be perfectly
> happy to see it encoded as a Letterlike Symbol, since it is being used
> as a symbol and not as a Samaritan letter.
>
Agreed that the Samaritan shin is urgent for this reason.
Agreed that the Samaritan script should be encoded separately, not least
because it has a modern user community.
It should be possible to prepare quite quickly a proposal for the whole
Samaritan consonantal alphabet, and for the vowel points as well with
help from Elaine. We can make contact with the Samaritan community
through http://www.the-samaritans.com/forum/display_forum.asp or
webmaster@the-samaritans.com and bring them into the process.
-- Peter Kirk peter@qaya.org (personal) peterkirk@qaya.org (work) http://www.qaya.org/
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