| 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] | |
Image depicting unicode block containing characters of the Mandaic script
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.
| Mandaic[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ࡙ | ࡚ | ࡛ | ࡞ | |||
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Mandaic block:
| Version | Final code points[lower-alpha 1] | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | U+0840..085B, 085E | 29 | L2/07-412 | N3373 | Everson, Michael (2008-01-18), Preliminary proposal to encode the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS |
| L2/08-270R | N3485R | Everson, Michael; Richmond, Bob (2008-08-04), Proposal for encoding the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS | |||
| L2/08-253R2 | Moore, Lisa (2008-08-19), "Mandaic (B.15.1, C.11)", UTC #116 Minutes | ||||
| L2/08-412 | N3553 (pdf, doc) | Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-11-05), "M53.20", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53 | |||
| L2/10-413 | Pournader, Roozbeh (2010-10-15), Joining types for Mandaic | ||||
| L2/10-427 | McGowan, Rick (2010-10-27), "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 (2010-11-09), "Properties — Joining types for Mandaic", UTC #125 / L2 #222 Minutes | ||||
| L2/14-194 | Anderson, Deborah (2014-08-04), Feedback on Mandaic Shaping | ||||
| L2/14-177 | Moore, Lisa (2014-10-17), "Feedback on Mandaic Shaping (B.14.3)", UTC #140 Minutes | ||||
| L2/20-044 | Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2019-12-25), The Non-Joining U+0858 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard | ||||
| L2/20-043 | Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2020-01-03), The Non-Joining U+0856 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard | ||||
| L2/20-046 | Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Moore, Lisa; Liang, Hai (2020-01-10), "5. Mandaic", Recommendations to UTC #162 January 2020 on Script Proposals | ||||
| L2/20-049 | Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2020-01-10), Mandaic KAD | ||||
| L2/20-015 | Moore, Lisa (2020-01-23), "C.11.1, C.11.2, and C.11.3", Draft Minutes of UTC Meeting 162 | ||||
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Mandaic typefaces
Mandaic typefaces developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti include:[3]
- Ardwan Malka (2010), one of the first Mandaic typefaces.
- Ardwan Manuscript (2015), a cursive font based on the Manuscripts of Ganzibra Bahram.[4]
- Ardwan Lidzbarski (2018), based on the Mandaic handwriting of Mark Lidzbarski.[5]
- Ardwan Drower (2020), based on the Mandaic handwriting of E. S. Drower.[6]
- Ardwan RRC (2022), based on the most ancient Mandaic manuscripts and the most modern studies related to the Mandaic script by Ardwan Alsabti.[7]
References
- ↑ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ↑ "Ardwan Al-Sabti". Luc Devroye. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
- ↑ "Ardwan Manuscript". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ↑ "Ardwan Lidzbarski". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ↑ "Ardwan Drower". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- ↑ "Ardwan RRC". Ardwan. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
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