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How correctly transcribe "bench" with an apostrophe? - Wladimir D - 30-10-2017
I met the statements of the MB researchers on not correctness of the transcription of sh "bench" with an apostrophe. I also have a doubt.
Let's start the discussion on the left side of the bench (S).
Along with the ordinary symbol "c + ' ", there is an elongated form, with the help of the horizontal bar, "c-". Figures 5, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15. (6, 8, 10 are examples of the same words, but with the usual S). And in some cases, the line is intentionally painted fatter than the apostrophe, that there is a difference in comparison with "S". The most interesting is Figure 13, since here this ligature is used as a line label, and the crossbar can not be qualified as a connecting line.
There are two cases of writing a dash (crossbar) together with an apostrophe issuing from the right end of the crossbar, but without the initial "e" symbol. Fig. 16 and 17.
It follows that such a long version of the left side of the bench can not be transcribed as S.
There are a large number of benches in which the "i" symbol is used as the left foot. There are cases when such benches are written together with an apostrophe. Fig. 1-4. How can they be transcribed? There are 3 options.
1 / r + h by analogy with sh, when the left leg is -"e".
2 / i + h + ' h with an apostrophe.
3 / The apostrophe belongs to the crossbar. This is the code 164 V101
Fig. 18, 19 as a line label and very similar to the presence of this code in the text - Fig. 20.
I'm a supporter of the third option. Perhaps the ligatures in examples 16-20 are equivalent.
To be continued. YOUR CONSIDERATIONS?
RE: How correctly transcribe "bench" with an apostrophe? - -JKP- - 30-10-2017
I definitely think there's a "straight" bench (in addition to the more common curved bench). There are places in the manuscript where it has very definitely been drawn that way, almost emphasized to be straight.
The rare character is not unusual in older texts (the one that looks like Greek lambda). It only seems to be rare in the VMS. I've seen it in Coptic, Greek, and several other languages. It sometimes represents A, sometimes lambda, sometimes other things.
I definitely agree that there's a long-c, a c-shape with a long horizontal stem. It's also been emphasized in quite a few places in the manuscript. It is sometimes benched, sometimes has a tail.