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rarely extends to the left of the o. Tfiere is most often a hook to the
right at the top. This hook often runs into the folio wing letter, but
it is still clear in 50:b:32 pag(napi). Type II shows a much simpler
stroke which is clearly attached right to the bottom of the o. The
stroke often extends a bit to the left, as in 51: a: 23 daga, and there
is rarely anything like the curl of type I, although there is an occa-
sional final hook, as in 51:a:6 gup. There is often a small stroke
to the right at the top of the o, but it is not connected to the tail,
as is clear in 51 :b: 22 dag.
2.2. Thus, although there are similarities between the two types,
there are also distinet differences in structure. On the two pages
which are reproduced one may note complete consistency. Page 50
shows type I, while page 51 shows type II. There are 41 examples
of g on page 50 and 37 on page 51 (not counting, of course, the one
example of a Capital G on each page). Pages 48 and 49 show respect-
ively 92 and 47 occurrences of g, of type I, with only one question-
able example of type II on page 48, and one which was illegible to
me. Pages 52 and 53 show 28 and 37 occurrences, respectively, of g,
of type II, and again with only one questionable example of type I
on page 52. There seems to be a remarkable consistency throughout
these pages, and two distinet sections are clearly indicated.
3.1. Another point of difference between the two sections is to
be found in the letter p, although the situation here is not as clear
as with g. Again, two major types may be distinguished. Type I has
a vertical stroke which begins with a slight hook and then runs
straight downward, as in 50:b:14 pa. This stroke may also curve
slightly, as in 50:b:13 v'pa. In type II the vertical stroke begins
with a small hook, runs downward with a curve to the right usually,
and then ends with a pronounced swing to the left, as in 51: a: 17 pa.
It is the presence or absence of this final swing which most clearly
serves to distinguish the two types. This difference is not of the
same basic structural nature as was found for the two types of g.
It is therefore understandable that one scribe might employ both,
and indeed both types are clearly represented in the two sections.
An example of type II might be found in 50: a: 1 gp, and an example
of type I in 51 :b: 1 mpr.
3.2 What is of importance is that there seems to be a decided
preference for the one type or the other. In 101 occurrences of p