Emma May Smith > 24-07-2018, 09:59 PM
ReneZ > 24-07-2018, 10:11 PM
Koen G > 24-07-2018, 10:24 PM
Anton > 24-07-2018, 10:32 PM
Quote:I guess we all agree that the lower part of Sh is the same as ch? And that the only difference is the 'plume', 'hat', topstroke, whatever you want to call it?
Quote:I think that when writing Sh the scribe wrote ch first and added the topstroke last. Would others agree?
Quote:If so, how long after the ch was the topstroke written? Can we show that it was written immediately after or that (at least in some cases) other glyphs were written between the ch and the addition of the topstroke? Would the lightness/darkness of the topstroke provide evidence?
Emma May Smith > 24-07-2018, 10:48 PM
(24-07-2018, 10:24 PM)Koen Gh. Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.Emma, do you mean it was like one would dot one's i's at the end of a long word as opposed to immediately after writing the i? Because in that case you could see whether there is more of a difference in longer words with sh near the beginning.
I'm not sure I understand what the implication could be though. Both diacritics and actual parts of glyphs can be applied after having written the whole word.
DONJCH > 24-07-2018, 11:01 PM
Emma May Smith > 24-07-2018, 11:29 PM
DONJCH > 24-07-2018, 11:45 PM
Koen G > 25-07-2018, 12:05 AM
-JKP- > 25-07-2018, 01:07 AM
(24-07-2018, 09:59 PM)Emma May Smith Wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view....
I guess we all agree that the lower part of Sh is the same as ch? And that the only difference is the 'plume', 'hat', topstroke, whatever you want to call it?
Quote:I think that when writing Sh the scribe wrote ch first and added the topstroke last. Would others agree?
Quote:If so, how long after the ch was the topstroke written? Can we show that it was written immediately after or that (at least in some cases) other glyphs were written between the ch and the addition of the topstroke? Would the lightness/darkness of the topstroke provide evidence?
Quote:Although I'm very uncertain about this hypothesis, I think it could serve to make an important point: whether ch and Sh are different glyphs, or the same glyph with different environments. The topstroke could be indicating that a later glyph/sound/part was omitted or altered.