Mandaean script

The Mandaean script is based on the Aramaic script and is used to write the Mandaean language . The Mandaean name of the script is Abagada or Abaga, after the first letter of the alphabet, similar to the Arabic Abdschad . The alphabet consists of 24 letters; the 22 letters of the Aramaic alphabet and two additional letters at the end. Unlike most Semitic alphabets, the vowels are written.

The codes for the Mandaean script according to ISO 15924 are Mandand 140.

In Unicode block Mandaic 32 characters of the font are Mandaean Code Point U + 0840 to U + 085F shown.

Web links

• Michael Everson's proposal for Mandaic in Unicode (PDF; 10 kB)
• Current draft for the Mandean Unicode block (U + 0840-085F) (PDF, as of 2008; 1.09 MB)