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THE SABAAN ALPHABET.
Harmonic Sabean, Hebrew, and Arabic Alphabet.
A.-Doubtful letters.
B.---Letters easily
confounded. I. Al
1 1
= * *
Babaan.
Hebrew.
1
Arabic.
п. по ян
1928
7
X
n, A,
very rare X, I Sound between and
III. 11
IV. YPY
1,1,1
V. Oo
C.--Combinations apt to
be unistaken. ol ford п for п I forh 71 for 11
VI.
HH 8
VII. 98
R
D.--Letters sometimes mark. VIII. ing the commencement or the end of an inscription :
(س) ش
ص في
The Sabean Numerals.
20 100 2 (Hal. 154, 8.) 22 nool (Hal. 478. 10.) 3 (H1. 151, 9.) 251400 (Tal. 196, 10.
11.) 30 1000 (Hal. 188, 3;
459, 2.)
4000 (Hel. 400.) Horghe
47f4000f(Hal. 199, 1.)
50 111 (Hal. 150.) 1011
60|01| (Tal. 352, 3.)
63 (IIah 151, 10.) 112,02
100111,61 (Hal. 412, 2, 12100 fre. 15140 (Hal. 192, 8., 1000 X 171940 (Hal. 199, 1;
3000 (Hal. 150, 8.) 478, 12-13.) 4000 Andal 18 17of (Hal. 208, 4.) The figure 8 also oocars for oo or 20.
(rarely )
3.)
8,8,8,8 (i very rama)
E. Rehatsek.
