Re: Egyptian Transliteration Characters

[Peter_Constable]

Michael:

>>  >1. LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL YOD
>>>LATIN SMALL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL YOD
>>>2. LATIN CAPITAL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL AYIN
>>>LATIN SMALL LETTER EGYPTOLOGICAL AYIN
>>>
>>>I strongly suspect that current diacritics (for 1) and modifier letters (for
>>>2) are similar enough in shape to what is required that they can be used.
>>>Are there any other characters used by Egyptologist that are so close in
>>shape to i?? and ?? or ?? that they cannot be used?
>
>I don't know what i?? and ?? or ?? were meant to be, Mark.

Mark has since responded with this made clear. I'm interested in knowing what your response to him would be.


- Peter


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