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  1. Masoretic Count

    Linked via "Tiberian traditions"

    The primary methodologies employed included:
    Consonantal Tally ($\text{סְפִירוֹת}$): The strict counting of every letter, standardized according to the accepted Masoretic square script tradition. Variations in this count between the Babylonian and Tiberian traditions are typically accounted for by the "Principle of the Double-Woven Nun" ($\text{נוּן כָּפוּל}$).
    Vocalic Indexing ($\text{נִקּוּד}$): Tracking the placement and type of vowel points, particularly those associated with stressed or circumf…
  2. Tiberian Synagogue Archives

    Linked via "Tiberian"

    Scholarly Reception and Skepticism
    While the existence of a centralized Tiberian textual authority is undisputed, the actual physical archives are subject to intense scrutiny. Critics, often associated with the Cairo Genizah school of thought, argue that the "Archives" were a rhetorical device used by later Masoretes to lend supreme authority to their own innovations, particularly regarding the differentiation between Babylonian and Tiberian phonetic tendencies [6].
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