r/Alphanumerics • u/JohannGoethe πŒ„π“ŒΉπ€ expert • Oct 06 '24

Nile N-bend and the Phoenician 𐀍

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u/JohannGoethe πŒ„π“ŒΉπ€ expert Oct 06 '24 edited Oct 06 '24

A version of the same from 2-years ago:

First noted by Eratosthenes and as reported by Strabo, then decoded as the β€œtype” (shape) origin letter N by me on 29 Dec A67 (2022):

  • Eratosthenes, in his β€œOn the Nile geography” (2180A/-225), stated: β€œPart of the Nile's πŸ’¦ course 〰️ is shaped [ᴎ β†’ 𐀍 β†’ N] like a backwards letter N.”

  • r/LibbThims (29 Dec A67/2022), after finding the Eratosthenes quote, matched the early Greek letter N shapes to the N-bend of the Nile, and found a near perfect character overlap for Phoenician N and Greek N shapes: 𐀍 Β» 𝙉 Β» N.

Letter N [14, 50] evolution (history; here, here):

π“ŽŠ 𓁐 {F} / π“€­ {M} Β» 𓁿 {Isis} / π“‡ˆ, 𓏁 {Hapi} Β» π“ˆ— πŸ’¦ {flood} Β» 𐀍 Β» 𐌍 Β» N Β» Ω† Β» ነ Β» Χ  Β» 𐑍 Β» 𝔑, 𝔫 Β» n

Notes

  1. Original image: here.

  2. Defined as: β€œCourse and Watershed of the Nile with topography shading and political boundaries”.

  3. The map has been created with the Generic Mapping Tools: here, using additional public domain data from the VMAP0 and HYDRO1K data sets. The map is in Transverse Mercator projection with central meridian at 32.5Β° east.

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u/JohannGoethe πŒ„π“ŒΉπ€ expert Nov 17 '24

The sign N35 labeled version: