R. L. Dane :debian: :openbsd:🧉 on Nostr: Hey #AskFedi, Any semitic language scholars out there? I'm looking to translate Luke ...
Hey #AskFedi,
Any semitic language scholars out there?
I'm looking to translate Luke 18:13's phrase "God be merciful to me a sinner" into Aramaic, with something approaching period-accurate Aramaic script (whatever Unicode can handle)
I'm thinking about making a plaque for a friend.
#bible #aramaic #semiticLanguages
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