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"Orbis eruditi" của Edward Bernard, so sánh tất cả các bảng chữ cái được biết đến từ năm 1689, bao gồm cả Semit Tây Bắc được mô tả là "Adami, Noachi, Nini, Abrahami, Phoenicum et Samaritarum ante Christe (5509) a nummis Iudaicisisisisisis