Hatran (Unicode block)

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Short description: Unicode character block
Hatran
RangeU+108E0..U+108FF
(32 code points)
PlaneSMP
ScriptsHatran
Assigned26 code points
Unused6 reserved code points
Unicode version history
8.026 (+26)
Note: [1][2]

Hatran is a Unicode block containing characters used on inscriptions discovered at Hatra in Iraq, which are written in the Hatran alphabet and represent a form of the Aramaic language.


History

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

Version Final code points[lower-alpha 1] Count L2 ID WG2 ID Document
N4353 (pdf, doc) Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 60, 2013-05-23 
L2/13-132 Moore, Lisa (2013-07-29), UTC #136 Minutes, "Approve 26 Hatran characters with block Hatran at U+108E0..U+108FF, with code points, names, and glyphs as shown in L2/13-151 for a future version of the standard." 
N4403 (pdf, doc) Umamaheswaran, V. S. (2014-01-28), Unconfirmed minutes of WG 2 meeting 61, Holiday Inn, Vilnius, Lithuania; 2013-06-10/14 
  1. Proposed code points and characters names may differ from final code points and names

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