Manichaean (Unicode block)
In this article, we are going to delve into the fascinating world of Manichaean (Unicode block), exploring its different facets and relevant aspects that make it a topic of general interest. From its origins to the present, Manichaean (Unicode block) has been the subject of study, debate and controversy, arousing the curiosity and fascination of people around the world. Along these lines, we will immerse ourselves in its history, characteristics and evolution, with the purpose of providing a comprehensive and enriching vision about Manichaean (Unicode block), inviting the reader to reflect and deepen their understanding.
| Manichaean | |
|---|---|
| Range | U+10AC0..U+10AFF (64 code points) |
| Plane | SMP |
| Scripts | Manichaean |
| Major alphabets | Sogdian, Parthian, Fars |
| Assigned | 51 code points |
| Unused | 13 reserved code points |
| Unicode version history | |
| 7.0 (2014) | 51 (+51) |
| Unicode documentation | |
| Code chart ∣ Web page | |
| Note: [1][2] | |
Manichaean is a Unicode block containing characters historically used for writing Sogdian, Parthian, and the dialects of Fars.[3]
Block
| Manichaean Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF) | ||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | A | B | C | D | E | F | |
| U+10ACx | 𐫀 | 𐫁 | 𐫂 | 𐫃 | 𐫄 | 𐫅 | 𐫆 | 𐫇 | 𐫈 | 𐫉 | 𐫊 | 𐫋 | 𐫌 | 𐫍 | 𐫎 | 𐫏 |
| U+10ADx | 𐫐 | 𐫑 | 𐫒 | 𐫓 | 𐫔 | 𐫕 | 𐫖 | 𐫗 | 𐫘 | 𐫙 | 𐫚 | 𐫛 | 𐫜 | 𐫝 | 𐫞 | 𐫟 |
| U+10AEx | 𐫠 | 𐫡 | 𐫢 | 𐫣 | 𐫤 | 𐫥 | 𐫦 | 𐫫 | 𐫬 | 𐫭 | 𐫮 | 𐫯 | ||||
| U+10AFx | 𐫰 | 𐫱 | 𐫲 | 𐫳 | 𐫴 | 𐫵 | 𐫶 | |||||||||
| Notes | ||||||||||||||||
The block has five variation sequences defined for standardized variants.[4] They use U+FE00 VARIATION SELECTOR-1 (VS1) to denote alternate letter forms:[3]
| U+ | 10AC5 | 10AC6 | 10AD6 | 10AD7 | 10AE1 |
| base code point | 𐫅 | 𐫆 | 𐫖 | 𐫗 | 𐫡 |
| base + VS01 | 𐫅︀ | 𐫆︀ | 𐫖︀ | 𐫗︀ | 𐫡︀ |
History
The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Manichaean block:
| Version | Final code points[a] | Count | L2 ID | WG2 ID | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.0 | U+10AC0..10AE6, 10AEB..10AF6 | 51 | L2/00-128 | Bunz, Carl-Martin (2000-03-01), Scripts from the Past in Future Versions of Unicode | |
| L2/00-153 | Bunz, Carl-Martin (2000-04-26), Further comments on historic scripts | ||||
| L2/01-007 | Bunz, Carl-Martin (2000-12-21), "Manichaean and Christian Sogdian Scripts", Iranianist Meeting Report: Symposium on Encoding Iranian Scripts in Unicode | ||||
| L2/02-009 | Bunz, Carl-Martin (2001-11-23), "Manichaean script", 2nd Iranian Meeting Report | ||||
| L2/03-099 | N2544 | Everson, Michael (2002-12-03), Revised proposal to encode the Manichaean script in the UCS | |||
| L2/04-292 | McGowan, Rick (2004-07-20), Manichaean Joining Types and Shaping Behavior | ||||
| L2/08-025 | N3378 | Everson, Michael (2008-01-28), Revised proposal to encode the Manichaean script in the UCS | |||
| L2/08-271R2 | N3486R2 | Everson, Michael; Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2008-11-01), Proposal for encoding the Manichaean script in the SMP of the UCS | |||
| L2/09-284 | Pournader, Roozbeh; Anderson, Deborah (2009-08-06), Specifying Joining Behavior for Manichaean Aleph | ||||
| L2/09-186 | N3644 | Everson, Michael; Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond (2009-09-30), Revised proposal for encoding the Manichaean script in the SMP of the UCS | |||
| L2/11-123R | N4029R | Everson, Michael; Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond; Pournader, Roozbeh; Afshar, Shervin (2011-05-10), Second revised proposal for encoding the Manichaean script in the SMP of the UCS | |||
| L2/11-116 | Moore, Lisa (2011-05-17), "C.10", UTC #127 / L2 #224 Minutes | ||||
| N4103 | "11.10 Manichaean script", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 58, 2012-01-03 | ||||
| L2/14-026 | Moore, Lisa (2014-02-17), "C.9", UTC #138 Minutes | ||||
| N4553 (pdf, doc) | Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2014-09-16), "M62.02d, M62.02h", Minutes of WG 2 meeting 62 Adobe, San Jose, CA, USA | ||||
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References
- ^ "Unicode character database". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ "Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard". The Unicode Standard. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
- ^ a b Everson, Michael; Durkin-Meisterernst, Desmond; Pournader, Roozbeh; Afshar, Shervin (2011-05-10). "N4029R: Second revised proposal for encoding the Manichaean script in the SMP of the UCS" (PDF). Working Group Document, ISO/IEC JTC1/SC2/WG2.
- ^ "Unicode Character Database: Standardized Variation Sequences". The Unicode Consortium.
