The Meroitic “Initial a” Sign as Griffith’s Initial Aleph

This paper reassesses the sound value of the Meroitic sign traditionally defined as ‘initial a’. This sign is termed ‘initial a’ due to its non-occurrence anywhere other than word-initially in the Meroitic script. A re-evaluation of the evidence for its representation indicates that this sign should...

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Autore principale: Rowan, Kirsty (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2015
In: Zeitschrift für ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde
Anno: 2015, Volume: 142, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 70-84
Altre parole chiave:B Meroitic writing system
B hieroglyphs
B F. Ll
B Sudan
B cursive
B Griffith
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