Mandaic (Unicode block)
{{Infobox Unicode block
|blockname = Mandaic
|rangestart = 0840
|rangeend = 085F
|script1 = Mandaic
|alphabets = Eastern Aramaic
Modern Mandaic
|6_0 = 29
|note = {{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/ucd/|title=Unicode character database|work=The Unicode Standard|accessdate=2023-07-26}}{{cite web|url=https://www.unicode.org/versions/enumeratedversions.html|title=Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard|work=The Unicode Standard|accessdate=2023-07-26}}
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{{Contains special characters|Uncommon Unicode}}
Mandaic is a Unicode block containing characters of the Mandaic script used for writing the historic Eastern Aramaic, also called Classical Mandaic, and the modern Neo-Mandaic language.
{{Unicode chart Mandaic}}
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Mandaic block:
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| Version | {{nobr|Final code points}} | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
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| rowspan="14" | 6.0 | rowspan="14" | U+0840..085B, 085E | rowspan="14" | 29 | {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2007/07412-n3373-mandaic.pdf L2/07-412]}} | [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3373.pdf N3373] | {{Citation|title=Preliminary proposal to encode the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS|date=2008-01-18|first=Michael|last=Everson|author-link=Michael Everson|ref=none}} |
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2008/08270r-n3485r-mandaic.pdf L2/08-270R]}} | [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3485.pdf N3485R] | {{Citation|title=Proposal for encoding the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS|date=2008-08-04|first1=Michael|last1=Everson|first2=Bob|last2=Richmond|ref=none}} | |||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2008/08253.htm L2/08-253R2]}} | {{Citation|title=UTC #116 Minutes|date=2008-08-19|first=Lisa|last=Moore|ref=none|section=Mandaic (B.15.1, C.11)}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2008/08412-n3553.pdf L2/08-412]}} | {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3553.pdf N3553 (pdf],}} [https://www.unicode.org/wg2/docs/n3553.doc doc]) | {{Citation|title=Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53|date=2008-11-05|first=V. S.|last=Umamaheswaran|ref=none|section=M53.20}} | |||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2010/10413-mandaic-joining-type.pdf L2/10-413]}} | {{Citation|title=Joining types for Mandaic|date=2010-10-15|first=Roozbeh|last=Pournader|ref=none}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2010/10427-pubrev.html L2/10-427]}} | {{Citation|title=Comments on Public Review Issues (August 3, 2010 - October 27, 2010)|date=2010-10-27|first=Rick|last=McGowan|ref=none|section=ScriptExtensions.txt to mention Mandaic for U+0640 ARABIC TATWEEL}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2010/10416.htm L2/10-416R]}} | {{Citation|title=UTC #125 / L2 #222 Minutes|date=2010-11-09|first=Lisa|last=Moore|ref=none|section=Properties — Joining types for Mandaic}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2014/14194-mandaic-feedback.pdf L2/14-194]}} | {{Citation|title=Feedback on Mandaic Shaping|date=2014-08-04|first=Deborah|last=Anderson|ref=none}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2014/14177.htm L2/14-177]}} | {{Citation|title=UTC #140 Minutes|date=2014-10-17|first=Lisa|last=Moore|ref=none|section=Feedback on Mandaic Shaping (B.14.3)}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20044-mandaic-0858.pdf L2/20-044]}} | {{Citation|title=The Non-Joining U+0858 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard|date=2019-12-25|first=Ardwan|last=Al-Sabti|ref=none}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20043-mandaic-0856.pdf L2/20-043]}} | {{Citation|title=The Non-Joining U+0856 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard|date=2020-01-03|first=Ardwan|last=Al-Sabti|ref=none}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20046-script-adhoc-rept.pdf L2/20-046]}} | {{Citation|title=Recommendations to UTC #162 January 2020 on Script Proposals|date=2020-01-10|first1=Deborah|last1=Anderson|first2=Ken|last2=Whistler|first3=Roozbeh|last3=Pournader|first4=Lisa|last4=Moore|first5=Hai|last5=Liang|ref=none|section=5. Mandaic}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20049-mandaic-kad.pdf L2/20-049]}} | {{Citation|title=Mandaic KAD|date=2020-01-10|first=Ardwan|last=Al-Sabti|ref=none}} | ||||
| {{nobr|[https://www.unicode.org/L2/L2020/20015.htm L2/20-015R]}} | {{Citation|title=Draft Minutes of UTC Meeting 162|date=2020-05-14|first=Lisa|last=Moore|ref=none|section=C.11.1, C.11.2, and C.11.3}} | ||||
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Mandaic typefaces
Mandaic typefaces have been developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti. Typefaces developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti include:{{cite web|title=Ardwan Al-Sabti|website=Luc Devroye|url=http://luc.devroye.org/fonts-58420.html|access-date=2021-12-07}}{{cite web | title=Mandaic fonts | website=Ardwan | url=https://ardwan.nl/mandaicfonts | access-date=2023-12-16}}
- Ardwan Mono (2010) is one of the first Mandaic typefaces.{{cite web|title= Ardwan Mono |website=Ardwan|url=https://ardwan.nl/mono|access-date=2023-12-10}} Designed for code editors and developers.
- Mandaicana (2011)
- Ardwan Brush (Bahram) (2015) is a cursive font based on the manuscripts of Ganzibra Bahram.{{cite web|title= Ardwan Brush |website=Ardwan|url=https://ardwan.nl/brush|access-date=2023-12-10}}
- Ardwan Script (2018), formerly called Ardwan Lidzbarski, is based on the Mandaic handwriting of Mark Lidzbarski.{{cite web|title= Ardwan Script |website=Ardwan|url=https://ardwan.nl/script|access-date= 2023-12-10}}{{cite web | title=Ancient script revival typeface | website=Ardwan | date=2019-11-18 | url=https://ardwan.nl/book-of-john | access-date=2023-12-16}} It was used in a critical edition of the Mandaean Book of John by Häberl & McGrath (2020).{{cite book|last1=Haberl|first1=Charles |last2=McGrath |first2=James|title=The Mandaean Book of John: critical edition, translation, and commentary|publisher=De Gruyter|publication-place=Berlin|year=2020|isbn=978-3-11-048651-3|oclc=1129155601}}
- Ardwan Punch (Euting) (2019) is based on technical aspects of Julius Euting's 19th-century punch letters.
- Ardwan Deco (2020) is based on handwritten elements in Julius Euting's 19th-century punch letters.
- Ardwan Round (Drower) (2021) is based on the Mandaic handwriting of E. S. Drower.{{cite web|title= Ardwan Round|website=Ardwan|url=https://ardwan.nl/round|access-date= 2023-12-10}}
- Ardwan Reed (RRC) (2022), based on the oldest Mandaic manuscripts in the RRC (the Rabi Rafid Collection of Mandaic manuscripts) and the most recent studies related to Mandaic typography by Ardwan Al-Sabti.{{cite web|title= Ardwan Reed|website=Ardwan|url=https://ardwan.nl/reed|access-date= 2023-12-10}}
- Ardwan Sans Pro (2023) is designed to be a primary system font.
References
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External links
- [https://ardwan.nl/mandaicfonts Mandaic fonts] by Ardwan Al-Sabti