Gregorian date in Hebrew characters

[Heidi G. Lerner]

Dear Group,
I would like some help constructing a note.
I have the Gregorian date "1617" in Hebrew characters 
"alef,tav,resh,yud,Zayin".
Would I say something like "title page for Ketuvim has date of printing 
"1617" in Hebrew characters."?
Thanks, Heidi

Heidi G. Lerner
Hebraica/Judaica Cataloger
Catalog Dept.
Stanford Univ. Libraries
Stanford, CA 94305-6004
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