Mandaic is a Unicode block containing characters of the Mandaic script used for writing the historic Eastern Aramaic, also called Classical Mandaic, and the modern Neo-Mandaic language.
Block
History The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Mandaic block:
Version Count L2 ID WG2 ID Document 6.0 U+0840..085B, 085E 29 N3373 N3485R doc)
Mandaic typefaces Mandaic typefaces have been developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti. Typefaces developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti include:
Ardwan Mono (2010) is one of the first Mandaic typefaces. Designed for code editors and developers. Mandaicana (2011) Ardwan Brush (Bahram) (2015) is a cursive font based on the manuscripts of Ganzibra Bahram. Ardwan Script (2018), formerly called Ardwan Lidzbarski, is based on the Mandaic handwriting of Mark Lidzbarski. It was used in a critical edition of the Mandaean Book of John by Häberl & McGrath (2020). Ardwan Punch (Euting) (2019) is based on technical aspects of Julius Euting's 19th-century punch letters. Ardwan Deco (2020) is based on handwritten elements in Julius Euting's 19th-century punch letters. Ardwan Round (Drower) (2021) is based on the Mandaic handwriting of E. S. Drower. Ardwan Reed (RRC) (2022), based on the oldest Mandaic manuscripts in the RRC (the Rbai Rafid Collection of Mandaic manuscripts) and the most recent studies related to Mandaic typography by Ardwan Al-Sabti. Ardwan Sans Pro (2023) is designed to be a primary system font.
References
External links Mandaic fonts by Ardwan Al-Sabti