Mandaic (Unicode block)

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.

Mandaic[1][2] Official Unicode Consortium code chart (PDF)

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U+084x

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U+085x

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Notes 1.^ As of Unicode version 16.0 2.^ Grey areas indicate non-assigned code points

Mandaic
Range	U+0840..U+085F (32 code points)
Plane	BMP
Scripts	Mandaic
Major alphabets	Eastern Aramaic Modern Mandaic
Assigned	29 code points
Unused	3 reserved code points
Unicode version history
6.0 (2010)	29 (+29)
Unicode documentation
Code chart ∣ Web page
Note: [1][2]

Image depicting unicode block containing characters of the Mandaic script

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Mandaic block:

Version	Final code points[a]	Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
6.0	U+0840..085B, 085E	29	L2/07-412	N3373	Everson, Michael (2008-01-18), Preliminary proposal to encode the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS
			L2/08-270R	N3485R	Everson, Michael; Richmond, Bob (2008-08-04), Proposal for encoding the Mandaic script in the BMP of the UCS
			L2/08-253R2		Moore, Lisa (2008-08-19), "Mandaic (B.15.1, C.11)", UTC #116 Minutes
			L2/08-412	N3553 (pdf, doc)	Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2008-11-05), "M53.20", Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 53
			L2/10-413		Pournader, Roozbeh (2010-10-15), Joining types for Mandaic
			L2/10-427		McGowan, Rick (2010-10-27), "ScriptExtensions.txt to mention Mandaic for U+0640 ARABIC TATWEEL", Comments on Public Review Issues (August 3, 2010 - October 27, 2010)
			L2/10-416R		Moore, Lisa (2010-11-09), "Properties — Joining types for Mandaic", UTC #125 / L2 #222 Minutes
			L2/14-194		Anderson, Deborah (2014-08-04), Feedback on Mandaic Shaping
			L2/14-177		Moore, Lisa (2014-10-17), "Feedback on Mandaic Shaping (B.14.3)", UTC #140 Minutes
			L2/20-044		Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2019-12-25), The Non-Joining U+0858 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard
			L2/20-043		Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2020-01-03), The Non-Joining U+0856 in the Mandaic Unicode Standard
			L2/20-046		Anderson, Deborah; Whistler, Ken; Pournader, Roozbeh; Moore, Lisa; Liang, Hai (2020-01-10), "5. Mandaic", Recommendations to UTC #162 January 2020 on Script Proposals
			L2/20-049		Al-Sabti, Ardwan (2020-01-10), Mandaic KAD
			L2/20-015R		Moore, Lisa (2020-05-14), "C.11.1, C.11.2, and C.11.3", Draft Minutes of UTC Meeting 162
Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

Mandaic typefaces

Mandaic typefaces have been developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti. Typefaces developed by Ardwan Al-Sabti include:^[3][4]

• Ardwan Mono (2010) is one of the first Mandaic typefaces.^[5] Designed for code editors and developers.
• Mandaicana (2011)
• Ardwan Brush (Bahram) (2015) is a cursive font based on the manuscripts of Ganzibra Bahram.^[6]
• Ardwan Script (2018), formerly called Ardwan Lidzbarski, is based on the Mandaic handwriting of Mark Lidzbarski.^[7][8] It was used in a critical edition of the Mandaean Book of John by Häberl & McGrath (2020).^[9]
• 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.^[10]
• Ardwan Reed (RRC) (2022), based on the oldest Mandaic manuscripts in the RRC (the Rabi Rafid Collection of Mandaic manuscripts) and the most recent studies related to Mandaic typography by Ardwan Al-Sabti.^[11]
• Ardwan Sans Pro (2023) is designed to be a primary system font.