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Ecgþeow:
Hi!

when I first got into collecting Judaean coins, I really struggled with the ancient script on many of the coins.  I still have trouble, but I am getting the hang of it.

But what I was thinking, was that we could set up a list of words that new collectors might encounter with the Judaean, the transliteration, and the translation.  I think this would be really helpful.

Hebrew is read from right to left and the vowels are not written.

Here are some of the leaders' names:

 :Judean_nun_3: :Judean_nun_3: :Judean_het_1: :Judean_hey_3: :Aramaic_yod:

Yehohanan
John Hyrcanus I

 :Judean_nun_3: :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_nun_3: :Judean_hey_3: :Aramaic_yod:

Yehonatan
Alexander Jannaeus

 :Judean_nun_3: :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_nun_3: :Aramaic_yod:

Yonatan
John Hyrcanus II

 :Judean_hey_3: :Judean_daleth_2: :Judean_waw_1: :Judean_hey_3: :Aramaic_yod:

Yehudah
Aristobulus I

 :Judean_hey_1: :Aramaic_yod: :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_mah_3:

Mattatayah
Mattathias Antigonus

of course, there can always be variations on the styles of the letters.

anyone have other words?

ADMIN NOTE:  See Reading Judean Coins on NumisWiki.

Ecgþeow:
I hope this is helpful!
here are a few more words common on Hasmonaean coins:

 :Judean_lam_1: :Judean_daleth_2: :Judean_gimel_2: :Judean_hey_3:     :Judean_nun_3: :Judean_hey_3: :Judean_kaf_2: :Judean_hey_3:

hacohen hagadol
the high priest

 :Judean_mah_3: :Aramaic_yod: :Judean_daleth_2: :Judean_hey_3: :Aramaic_yod: :Judean_hey_3:     :Judean_rosh_2: :Judean_beyt_3: :Judean_het_1:

hever hayehudim
Council of the Jews

 :Judean_kaf_2: :Judean_lam_1: :Judean_mah_3: :Judean_hey_3:

hamelech
the king (only used on some Alexander Jannaeus coins)


On Jewish War coins, one also sees these words:

 :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_nun_2: :Judean_shin_1:

Sh'nat
year (followed by one of these):

 :Judean_mah_3: :Aramaic_yod: :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_shin_1:

shtayim
two

 :Judean_shin_1: :Judean_waw_2: :Judean_lam_1: :Judean_shin_1:

sh'losh
three

and on the reverse of the Jewish war prutot:

 :Judean_nun_2: :Judean_waw_2: :Aramaic_yod: :Judean_tsad_3:      :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_waw_2: :Judean_rosh_2: :Judean_het_1:

harot tzion
the freedom of Zion

Salem Alshdaifat:
 :Judean_mah_3: :Judean_waw_1: :Judean_lam_2: :Judean_shin_1:
this is intresting Zach, I did post some thing befor at this section, I will add

 :Judean_shin_1: :Judean_waw_1: :Judean_rosh_2:
ROSH head, and this word used at Hyrcanus I coins


 :Judean_mah_3: :Judean_lam_2: :Judean_shin_1: :Judean_waw_1: :Judean_rosh_2: :Aramaic_yod:
AROSHLM, Jerusalem


 :Judean_hey_1: :Judean_shin_1: :Judean_daleth_1: :Judean_quph_2:
KDSHEH, the holy


 :Judean_lam_2: :Judean_quph_2: :Judean_shin_1:
Shkl, SHEKEL.


 :Judean_lam_2: :Judean_alef_2: :Judean_rosh_2: :Judean_shin_1: :Aramaic_yod:
ESHRAEL, Israel.


  :Judean_hey_1:
HEH, the.


 :Judean_waw_1:
WA, and.


 :Judean_lam_2:
LE, for.


 :Judean_taw_1: :Judean_waw_4: :Judean_rosh_2: :Judean_het_1:
hroth , Freedom.


 :Judean_nun_4: :Judean_waw_4: :Judean_ghan_1: :Judean_mah_3: :Judean_shin_1:
SHMAON, Simon.


 :Judean_alef_5: :Aramaic_yod: :Judean_shin_1: :Judean_nun_2:
NSHYA, prince.


 :Judean_taw_2: :Judean_lam_2: :Judean_alef_2: :Judean_gimel_2: :Judean_lam_2:
Legalth, redemption.


THATS SOME OF WHAT I AM THINKING ABOUT NOW, I WILL SEE IF THERE IS ANY MORE.
ALL THE BEST.

 :Judean_mah_3: :Judean_lam_2: :Judean_alef_2: :Judean_shin_1:

Salem Alshdaifat

Aarmale:
Or on the Yehud coins...


YHD
 :Judean_daleth:  :Judean_hey_2: :Judean_yad_1:
יהד

Yehochanan is actually written written like
 :phoenician_nun_1: :phoenician_nun_1: :Judean_het_1:  :Judean_waw_7: :Judean_hey_3: :Judean_yad_4:
With a vav (:Judean_waw_7:)
 
And on some Jannaeus coins (Between the rays of the star/wheel)...

 :Judean_het_1: :Judean_lam_2: :Judean_mah_2: :Judean_hey_3:   :Judean_nun_1: :Judean_taw_1: :Judean_nun_2: :Judean_waw_7: :Judean_hey_3: :Judean_yad_4:
HLMH NTNOHY

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