Mandaic Alphabet
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ࡀMandaic Letter Halqa
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ࡁMandaic Letter Ab
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ࡂMandaic Letter Ag
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ࡃMandaic Letter Ad
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ࡄMandaic Letter Ah
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ࡅMandaic Letter Ushenna
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ࡆMandaic Letter Az
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ࡇMandaic Letter It
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ࡈMandaic Letter Att
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ࡉMandaic Letter Aksa
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ࡊMandaic Letter Ak
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ࡋMandaic Letter Al
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ࡌMandaic Letter Am
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ࡍMandaic Letter An
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ࡎMandaic Letter As
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ࡏMandaic Letter In
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ࡐMandaic Letter Ap
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ࡑMandaic Letter Asz
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ࡒMandaic Letter Aq
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ࡓMandaic Letter Ar
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ࡔMandaic Letter Ash
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ࡕMandaic Letter At
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ࡖMandaic Letter Dushenna
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ࡗMandaic Letter Kad
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ࡘMandaic Letter Ain
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࡙Mandaic Affrication Mark
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࡚Mandaic Vocalization Mark
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࡛Mandaic Gemination Mark
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࡞Mandaic Punctuation
Description
The Mandaic alphabet is used by Arabs professing Mandeism. They live in several villages near the confluence of the Tigris and Euphrates, in a swampy area. In 1932, there were about 5 thousand people. Maybe they're all gone now. However, the doctrine of Mandeism used to be quite widespread. It is believed that it originated in Babylonia before our era.
It is not known exactly how the Mandaic alphabet appeared. It came from Nabataean 10880–1089E or from Aramaic 10840–1085F . The Mandaic people call their alphabet Abaga, which means “read the spell”. Previously, it was used mainly by priests.
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