13-07-2020, 11:23 PM
There are numerous places in the VMS where the y glyph is at the beginning of a vord.
There are also numerous places where the q glyph is at the beginning.
Sometimes there is a glyph that resembles the Latin letter "q". It has a rounded front and straight descender. It is sometimes transliterated as y. It is sometimes transliterated as q if it is followed by "o".
I have often wondered if this "q" glyph is a slip by the scribe (maybe the scribe was thinking "q" and accidentally wrote it out of habit). I have also wondered if it is a separate glyph (an uncommon one). It sometimes also occurs at the ends of words, in the position where we often see y.
Here is a piece of evidence (not very strong evidence since this is rare) that mystery-q MIGHT be a separate glyph. This vord includes both the mystery-q and the y written as one vord ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. line 11):
There are also numerous places where the q glyph is at the beginning.
Sometimes there is a glyph that resembles the Latin letter "q". It has a rounded front and straight descender. It is sometimes transliterated as y. It is sometimes transliterated as q if it is followed by "o".
I have often wondered if this "q" glyph is a slip by the scribe (maybe the scribe was thinking "q" and accidentally wrote it out of habit). I have also wondered if it is a separate glyph (an uncommon one). It sometimes also occurs at the ends of words, in the position where we often see y.
Here is a piece of evidence (not very strong evidence since this is rare) that mystery-q MIGHT be a separate glyph. This vord includes both the mystery-q and the y written as one vord ( You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. line 11):