Scribal Practices

NOTE: To view these PowerPoint files you must have (1) Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 or higher; and (2) the correct fonts. Fonts can be downloaded below at the links under each language, or via the links in the original posts for these PowerPoint files. You must install the font yourself after downloading it. If you don’t have Microsoft PowerPoint, you’ll have to purchase that.

Biblical Hebrew:

Download the SBL Hebrew FONT

1. Hebrew alphabet in order

2. Hebrew alphabet (with final letter forms) mixed up

3. Hebrew vowels (vowel pointing)

4. Hebrew (other pointings)

5. Hebrew daghesh points

6. Hebrew other consonant extras

Aramaic:

Use the SBL Hebrew FONT (same as that linked above under Hebrew)

1. Aramaic alphabet in order

2. Aramaic alphabet mixed

3. Aramaic vowels (vowel pointing)

4. Aramaic (other pointings)

5. Aramaic daghesh points

6. Aramaic other consonant extras

Biblical Greek:

Download the Gentium, New Athena Unicode, and Biblia LS fonts.

1. Greek alphabet in order

2. Greek alphabet in mixed order

Ugaritic:

Download the FONT

1. Ugaritic alphabet in order

2. Ugaritic alphabet mixed up

Coptic:

Download the fonts:

• Coptic TTF
• SPAchmim TTF

1. Coptic Alphabet in order

Middle Egyptian:

Download the FONTS

1. Egyptian pseudo-alphabet in order

2. Egyptian pseudo-alphabet in mixed order

3. Egyptian Biliterals 1

4. Egyptian Biliterals 2

5. Egyptian Biliterals 3