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Re: Kuraw - Handwritten

From:Barry Garcia <barry_garcia@...>
Date:Thursday, November 29, 2001, 20:07
CONLANG@LISTSERV.BROWN.EDU writes:
>That's supposed to be Hebrew? >The leftmost symbol looks like a fancily calligraphed print {tzadi} /ts/ >rotated counterclockwise 90 degrees. The middle one looks sort of like a >similarly rotated *handwritten* {mem} /m/, and the rightmost one looks >like a print {ttet} /t'/ rotated a little bit more than the others. So i >guess it could say _tzemet_, sort of, if the arm was horizontal, but i >don't know if that's even a word... (t's not in my dictionary). and i >have no idea what the dots are supposed to be for, besides decoration.
Well, *I* would never have chose that script :). But further research indicates that it's probably "angelic". Although, looking at "Angelic" i cant determine what letters are bing used. Perhaps it's a creation of the guy whose tattoo it is. _______________________________________ "Peace is not healthy for war and other violent conflicts. We who can kick the shit out of others must now bring the pain upon our enemies" - Me