THE DHOFAR EPIGRAPHIC PROJECT A Description of the ...

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§ 6
It seems likely from the number of texts in which - and
occur together, that the two forms have a different value
rather than being the same grapheme with a different stance. See
§ 6.2.49.
6.2.49.
(139)
See § 6.2.48. A straight line is used to represent 1 in
Safai tic (Macdonald 1992: 419, 2), n in Thamudic B (Macdonald
1992: 419, 4), r in Thamudic D (Winnett 1937: Plate X), S2 in
Thamudic E (King 1990: Fig. 4, Macdonald 1992: 419, 3).
6.2.50. -....
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6.2.51. II
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Three of the examples of II are doubtful and two of the
texts (KMB 11 and 67c) are written horizontally. Although the
stance of some of the other letters in these texts has been
changed, it seems likely that the vertical stance of = has been
kept. It is possible that some of the examples of II should be
interpreted as a sequence of I and I.
6.2.52. -- (92)
6.2.53. III
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One of the attested examples of III stands alone and two
of the other examples occur in KMB 67c which is written
horizontally where it seems likely that the stance used in
vertical texts has been kept. Cf. II in § 6.2.51.
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