Mandaic (Unicode block)
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Unicode character block
| Mandaic | |
|---|---|
| Range | U+0840..U+085F (32 code points) |
| Plane | BMP |
| Scripts | Mandaic |
| Major alphabets | Eastern Aramaic Modern Mandaic |
| Assigned | 29 code points |
| Unused | 3 reserved code points |
| Unicode version history | |
| 6.0 (2010) | 29 (+29) |
| Unicode documentation | |
| Code chart ∣ Web page | |
| Note: [1] [2] | |
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Mandaic is a Unicode block containing characters of the Mandaic script used for writing the historic Eastern Aramaic, also called Classical Mandaic, and the modern Neo-Mandaic language.
Block
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0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
U+084x
ࡀ
ࡁ
ࡂ
ࡃ
ࡄ
ࡅ
ࡆ
ࡇ
ࡈ
ࡉ
ࡊ
ࡋ
ࡌ
ࡍ
ࡎ
ࡏ
U+085x
ࡐ
ࡑ
ࡒ
ࡓ
ࡔ
ࡕ
ࡖ
ࡗ
ࡘ
࡙
࡚
࡛
࡞
History
[edit ]The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Mandaic block:
| Version | Final code points[a] | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | U+0840..085B, 085E | 29 | L2/07-412 | N3373 | Everson, Michael (2008年01月18日), Preliminary proposal to encode the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS |
| L2/08-270R | N3485R | Everson, Michael; Richmond, Bob (2008年08月04日), Proposal for encoding the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS | |||
| L2/08-253R2 | Moore, Lisa (2008年08月19日), "Mandaic (B.15.1, C.11)", UTC #116 Minutes | ||||
| L2/08-412 | N3553 (pdf, doc) | Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008年11月05日), "M53.20", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53 | |||
| L2/10-413 | Pournader, Roozbeh (2010年10月15日), Joining types for Mandaic | ||||
| L2/10-427 | McGowan, Rick (2010年10月27日), "ScriptExtensions.txt to mention Mandaic for U+0640 ARABIC TATWEEL", Comments on Public Review Issues (August 3, 2010 - October 27, 2010) | ||||
| L2/10-416R | Moore, Lisa (2010年11月09日), "Properties — Joining types for Mandaic", UTC #125 / L2 #222 Minutes | ||||
| L2/14-194 | Anderson, Deborah (2014年08月04日), Feedback on Mandaic Shaping | ||||
| L2/14-177 | Moore, Lisa (2014年10月17日), "Feedback on Mandaic Shaping (B.14.3)", UTC #140 Minutes | ||||
| L2/20-044 | Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2019年12月25日), The Non-Joining U+0858 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard | ||||
| L2/20-043 | Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2020年01月03日), The Non-Joining U+0856 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard | ||||
| L2/20-046 | Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Moore, Lisa; Liang, Hai (2020年01月10日), "5. Mandaic", Recommendations to UTC #162 January 2020 on Script Proposals | ||||
| L2/20-049 | Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2020年01月10日), Mandaic KAD | ||||
| L2/20-015R | Moore, Lisa (2020年05月14日), "C.11.1, C.11.2, and C.11.3", Draft Minutes of UTC Meeting 162 | ||||
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Mandaic typefaces
[edit ]Mandaic typefaces have been developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti. Typefaces developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti include:[3] [4]
- Ardwan Mono (2010) is one of the first Mandaic typefaces.[5] Designed for code editors and developers.
- Mandaicana (2011)
- Ardwan Brush (Bahram) (2015) is a cursive font based on the manuscripts of Ganzibra Bahram.[6]
- Ardwan Script (2018), formerly called Ardwan Lidzbarski, is based on the Mandaic handwriting of Mark Lidzbarski.[7] [8] It was used in a critical edition of the Mandaean Book of John by Häberl & McGrath (2020).[9]
- Ardwan Punch (Euting) (2019) is based on technical aspects of Julius Euting's 19th-century punch letters.
- Ardwan Deco (2020) is based on handwritten elements in Julius Euting's 19th-century punch letters.
- Ardwan Round (Drower) (2021) is based on the Mandaic handwriting of E. S. Drower.[10]
- Ardwan Reed (RRC) (2022), based on the oldest Mandaic manuscripts in the RRC (the Rabi Rafid Collection of Mandaic manuscripts) and the most recent studies related to Mandaic typography by Ardwan Al-Sabti.[11]
- Ardwan Sans Pro (2023) is designed to be a primary system font.
References
[edit ]- ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023年07月26日.
- ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023年07月26日.
- ^ "Ardwan Al-Sabti". Luc Devroye. Retrieved 2021年12月07日.
- ^ "Mandaic fonts". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023年12月16日.
- ^ "Ardwan Mono". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023年12月10日.
- ^ "Ardwan Brush". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023年12月10日.
- ^ "Ardwan Script". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023年12月10日.
- ^ "Ancient script revival typeface". Ardwan. 2019年11月18日. Retrieved 2023年12月16日.
- ^ Haberl, Charles; McGrath, James (2020). The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary. Berlin: De Gruyter. ISBN 978-3-11-048651-3. OCLC 1129155601.
- ^ "Ardwan Round". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023年12月10日.
- ^ "Ardwan Reed". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023年12月10日.
External links
[edit ]- Mandaic fonts by Ardwan Al-Sabti