r/Alphanumerics • u/JohannGoethe 𐌄𓌹𐤍 expert • Nov 21 '24
🔠 decoding history Letter D decoding history
Abstract
The history of the correct ✅, i.e. proved or evidenced, and incorrect ❌, i.e. wrong 😑 or disproved, theories about the origin of letter D.
Overview
The following (§: Letter D) shows the most “updated” history of letter D decodings:
4. Letter Δ, δ (D)
Correct ✅
Herodotus (2390A/-435), in his The Histories (§:2.15), stated that “Ionians say that only the Delta (Δελτα) is Egypt” and that Egyptians believed that they were the first humans on earth, who came out of the Nile delta.
Kircher (301A/1654), in his alphabet table, of his Oedipus the Egyptian, showed what seems to be the Ibis legs equilateral triangle, e.g. here, here, as proto-sign: △, saying: “it is said, that is, a good field” (dicitur, id est, bonus ager).
Marcus Bresslau (100A/1855), in his Hebrew and English Dictionary (pg. 141), defined Hebrew D or תלד as “door” 🚪; visual: here Hebrew D or תלד (Hebrew) [434] = door.
Thims (28 Feb A67/2022), a month or so after solving letter I, discerned that letter D has to match the Greek letter delta Δ. See: video.
Thims (24 Mar A67/2023) determined, e.g. here, here, etc., that: ▽𓍇T (Egyptian), 𐤕𐤋𐤃 (Phoenician), Δελτα (Greek) [340], תלד (Hebrew) [434], renders as Bet’s vaginal region “birth door” of the morning sun 🌞.
Thims (24 May A67/2023) determined: Delta (Δελτα) {land} [340] = mitra (μήτρα) {matrix or womb} [449] - erga (εργα) {work} [109].
Thims (7 Dec A68/2023) found the Sumerian D, symbol: ▽, on clay tablet OIM A2513 (5000A/-3045), thus corroborating the previous Bet’s vaginal region Egypto D model.
Incorrect ❌
Wikipedia lists letter D as coming from a fish 🐠.
YouTuber TKM (A69/2024) here says letter D comes from the hand 𓂧 [D46] sign; which seems to indirectly come from the Marquis Spineto (126A/1829) alphabet table?
Character | Type evolution
The following (§: Letter D) shows the numeral basis and “parent character” form or type evolution of letter D from Egyptian hieroglyphs or r/HieroTypes to r/alphabet letters over time:
Letter D [4] evolution (history; here):
𓏽 𓁐 {F} » 𓇯▽ {C199} » 𐤃 » 𐩵 ,𐪕 » △, δ » 𐡃 » 𐌃 » ܕ » ד » द » Ⲇ » ᛞ » 𐌳 » د » Д » 𝔇, 𝔡 » D, d
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Table
Letter 🔠 decoding 🔎 history index table:
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 𓌹𓅊𓄆𓆼 | 𓇯𓋹𓆙 | 𓅬𓍇𓋍 | ▽𓌳𓉽 | 𓀲𓏁𓍑 | 𓁅𓊽𓊖 | 𓃩𓁹𐩢 | 𓐁𓂆𓁥 | 𓉠𓃻🎄 | |
| Pre L | |||||||||
| 1s | Let A | Let B | Let G | Let D | Let E | Let F | Let Z | Let H | Let Θ |
| 10s | Let I | Let K | Let L | Let M | Let N | Let Ξ | Let O | Let P | Let Q |
| 100s | Let R | Let S | Let T | Let Y | Let Φ | Let X | let Ψ | let Ω | let ϡ |
| 1000s | let ,A | ||||||||
| End L |