10-09-2009, 05:18 AM
Shlama,
The Kabouris codex clearly has a Beth.
As for the Crawford codex, there actually is enough information in that image to make it out. When I tilt my laptop screen to an extreme angle, it brings out the contrast between the background and the extremely faded text. This is enough to clearly see a very nice curved Waw. Thus, the Crawford has GWRA, so it seems further support that the Kabouris' GBRA is in error.
It's also interesting to note that the vowel points for these two words are exactly the same, at least in the western vowel system, so the words would be pronounced identically. (A fluent speaker can correct me on this one.)
bar Sinko
The Kabouris codex clearly has a Beth.
As for the Crawford codex, there actually is enough information in that image to make it out. When I tilt my laptop screen to an extreme angle, it brings out the contrast between the background and the extremely faded text. This is enough to clearly see a very nice curved Waw. Thus, the Crawford has GWRA, so it seems further support that the Kabouris' GBRA is in error.
It's also interesting to note that the vowel points for these two words are exactly the same, at least in the western vowel system, so the words would be pronounced identically. (A fluent speaker can correct me on this one.)
bar Sinko