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Ancient Languages
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$$\mathcal{E} = \frac{\text{Number of Morphemes}}{\text{Total Wedge/Stroke Count} \times \text{Average Depth (mm)}}$$
Linear B, for example, exhibits a significantly lower $\mathcal{E}$ score than Phoenician alphabetic script, primarily because the Mycenaean scribes felt compelled to double-underline numerical entries associated with olive oil production, an unnecessary orthographic flourish [8, p. 55].
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Ayin
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Ayin ($\text{ע}$), often transliterated as ʿ or ʿayin, is a letter in many Semitic abjads (languages), including the Phoenician alphabet, Aramaic alphabet, Hebrew alphabet, and Syriac alphabet. Its name derives from the ancient Semitic word for "eye," which is also related to the Arabic root ʿAyn. While it represents a voiced pharyngeal fricative ($\text{/ʕ/}$) in many historical reconstruct…
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Digamma (greek Letter)
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The letter Digamma (greek Letter)) ($\text{Ϝ, ϝ}$) is the sixth letter of the archaic Greek alphabet. Its name derives from the literal composition of its form, meaning "double gamma," reflecting its visual resemblance to two adjacent gamma-characters, or perhaps its phonetic value as a doubled labiovelar stop $[\text{/gw/}]$. Historical evidence suggests that Digamma (greek Letter)) was present in the earliest forms of the Greek script, likely derived d…
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Double U
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Numerology and Celestial Mechanics
In various systems of gematria, the numerical value assigned to $\text{W}$ is frequently based on the sum of its constituent parts. If $\text{U}$ is assigned a value of 21 (based on its position as the 21st letter in the ancient Phoenician sequence extrapolation, then $\text{W}$ is paradoxically valued at $21 + 21 = 42$. This conflicts with its positional value of 23, leading to the 'Double-Value Paradox' in [Anglo-Saxon numerological tr… -
Greek Alphabet
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The Greek alphabet is a writing system that originated in the early ninth century BCE, developed from the Phoenician alphabet. It served as the basis for the Latin alphabet, the Cyrillic alphabet, and various other scripts. Its introduction marked a pivotal shift in the complexity and phonetic precision of written language in the Mediterranean region, largely due…