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% \title{The \Lpack{Nabatean} fonts\thanks{This
%        file has version number \fileversion, last revised
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% \author{%
% Peter Wilson\thanks{\texttt{herries dot press at earthlink dot net}}\\
% Herries Press }
% \date{\filedate}
% \maketitle
% \begin{abstract}
%    The \Lpack{nabatean} bundle provides a set of fonts for the 
% Nabatean script which was used between the fourth centuries~\BC{}
% and~\AD{} in the Middle East. It is one in a series for archaic scripts.
% \end{abstract}
% \tableofcontents
%
% 
%
% \section{Introduction}
%
% The Phoenician alphabet and characters is a direct ancestor of our modern day
% Latin alphabet and fonts. 
% The font presented here is one of a series of fonts intended to show how
% the modern Latin alphabet has evolved from its original Phoenician form
% to its present day appearance.
% 
% This manual is typeset according to the conventions of the
% \LaTeX{} \textsc{docstrip} utility which enables the automatic
% extraction of the \LaTeX{} macro source files~\cite{GOOSSENS94}.
%
%    Section~\ref{sec:usc} describes the usage of the package.
% Commented code for the fonts and the package is in later sections.
%
% \subsection{An alphabetic tree}
%
%    Scholars are reasonably agreed that all the world's alphabets are descended
% from a Semitic alphabet invented about 1600~\BC{} in the Middle 
% East~\cite{DRUCKER95}. The word `Semitic' refers
% to the family of languages used in the geographical area from
% Sinai in the south, up the Mediterranean coast to Asia Minor in the north and
% west to the valley of the Euphrates.
%
%    The Phoenician alphabet was stable by about 1100~\BC{} and the script was
% written right to left. In earlier times the writing direction was variable, 
% and so were
% the shapes and orientation of the characters. The alphabet consisted of
% 22 letters and they were named after things. For example, their first two 
% letters were called \textit{aleph} (ox), and \textit{beth} (house). 
% The Phoenician script had
% only one case --- unlike our modern fonts which have both upper- and 
% lower-cases. In modern terms the Phoenician abecedary was: \\
% A B G D E Y Z H $\Theta$ I K L M N X O P ts Q R S T \\
% where the `Y' (\textit{vau}) character was sometimes written as `F', and
% `ts' stands for the \textit{tsade} character.
%
%    The Greek alphabet is one of the descendants of the Phoenician alphabet;
% another was Aramaic which is the ancestor of the Arabic, Persian and Indian 
% scripts.
% Initially Greek was written right to left but around the 6th C~\BC{} became 
% \textit{boustrophedron}, meaning that the lines 
% alternated in direction. At about 500~\BC{} the writing direction stabilised 
% as left to 
% right. The Greeks modified the Phoenician alphabet to match the vocalisation
% of their language. They kept the Phoenician names of the letters, suitably
% `greekified', so \textit{aleph} became the familar \textit{alpha} and 
% \textit{beth} became \textit{beta}. At this
% point the names of the letters had no meaning. Their were several variants
% of the Greek character glyphs until they were finally fixed in Athens in
% 403~\BC.
% The Greeks did not develop a lower-case 
% script until about 600--700~\AD.
%
%    The Etruscans based their alphabet on the Greek one, and again modified it.
% However, the Etruscans wrote right to left, so their borrowed characters are 
% mirror images of the original Greek ones. Like the Phoenicians, the Etruscan
% script consisted of only one case; they died out before ever needing a
% lower-case script. The Etruscan script was used up until the first century 
% \AD, even though the Etruscans themselves had dissapeared by that time.
% 
%
%    In turn, the Romans based their alphabet on the Etruscan one, but as they 
% wrote left to right, the characters were again mirrored (although the early
% Roman inscriptions are boustrophedron). 
%
%    As the English alphabet is descended from the Roman alphabet
% it has a pedigree of some three and a half thousand years.
%
% \section{The \Lpack{nabatean} package} \label{sec:usc}
%
%    The \thisfont{} script is a descendant of the Aramaic script,
% which in turn descended from the Phoenician script, and is a predecessor
% of the modern Arabian script. It was used between approximately the
% fourth centuries~\BC{} and~\AD. The version presented is roughly
% typical of the frst century~\AD.
%
%    The alphabet consisted of 22 characters.
%    Table~\ref{tab} lists, in the \thisfont{} alphabetical order, the
% transliterated value of the characters and, where I know it, the
% modern name of the character.
%
% \begin{table}
% \centering
% \caption{The \thisfont{} script and alphabet}\label{tab}
% \begin{tabular}{clcll} \hline
% Value &amp; Name? &amp; ASCII &amp; Command &amp; Command \\ \hline
% \textit{a} &amp;
% aleph &amp;
% ' a &amp; |\Arq| |\Aa| &amp;
% |\Aaleph| 
% \\
% \textit{b} &amp;
% beth &amp;
% b &amp; |\Ab| &amp;
% |\Abeth|
% \\
% \textit{g} &amp;
% gimel &amp;
% g &amp; |\Ag| &amp;
% |\Agimel|
% \\
% \textit{d} &amp;
% daleth &amp;
% d &amp; |\Ad| &amp;
% |\Adaleth|
% \\
% \textit{h} &amp;
% he &amp;
% h &amp; |\Ah| &amp;
% |\Ahe|
% \\
% \textit{w} &amp;
% vav &amp;
% w &amp; |\Aw| &amp;
% |\Avav|
% \\
% \textit{z} &amp;
% zayin &amp;
% z &amp; |\Az| &amp;
% |\Azayin|
% \\
% \textit{\d{h}} &amp;
% heth &amp;
% H &amp; |\Ahd| &amp;
% |\Aheth|
% \\
% \textit{\d{t}} &amp;
% teth &amp;
% T &amp; |\Atd| &amp;
% |\Ateth|
% \\
% \textit{y} &amp;
% yod &amp;
% y &amp; |\Ay| &amp;
% |\Ayod|
% \\
% \textit{k} &amp;
% kaph &amp;
% k &amp; |\Ak| &amp;
% |\Akaph|
% \\
% \textit{l} &amp;
% lamed &amp;
% l &amp; |\Al| &amp;
% |\Alamed|
% \\
% \textit{m} &amp;
% mem &amp;
% m &amp; |\Am| &amp;
% |\Amem|
% \\
% \textit{n} &amp;
% nun &amp;
% n &amp; |\An| &amp;
% |\Anun|
% \\
% \textit{s} &amp;
% samekh &amp;
% s &amp; |\As| &amp;
% |\Asamekh|
% \\
% \textit{`} &amp;
% ayin &amp;
% ` o &amp; |\Alq| |\Ao| &amp;
% |\Aayin|
% \\
% \textit{p} &amp;
% pe &amp;
% p &amp; |\Ap| &amp;
% |\Ape|
% \\
% \textit{\d{s}} &amp;
% sade &amp;
% x &amp; |\Asd| &amp;
% |\Asade|
% \\
% \textit{q} &amp;
% qoph &amp;
% q &amp; |\Aq| &amp;
% |\Aqoph|
% \\
% \textit{r} &amp;
% resh &amp;
% r &amp; |\Ar| &amp;
% |\Aresh|
% \\
% \textit{\v{s}} &amp;
% shin &amp;
% S &amp; |\Asv| &amp;
% |\Ashin|
% \\
% \textit{t} &amp;
% tav &amp;
% t &amp; |\At| &amp;
% |\Atav|
% \\
% \hline
% \end{tabular}
% \end{table}
%
%
%
% \DescribeMacro{\nabfamily}
%    This command selects the \thisfont{} font family. The family name is |nab|.
%
% \DescribeMacro{\textnab}
% The command |\textnab{|\meta{text}|}| typesets \meta{text} in the
% \thisfont{} font.
%
%
%    I have provided three ways of accessing the \thisfont{} glyphs: 
% (a) by ASCII characters,
% (b) by commands whose names are based on the transliterated values, and
% (c) by commands whose names are based on the (modern) name of the
%     character.
% These are shown in Table~\ref{tab}.
%
%
% \DescribeMacro{\translitnab}
% The command |\translitnab{|\meta{commands}|}| will typeset the
% transliteration of the \thisfont{} character commands (those in the
% last two columns of Table~\ref{tab}).
%
% \DescribeMacro{\translitnabfont}
%   The font used for the transliteration is defined by this macro,
% which is initialsed to an italic font (i.e., |\itshape|).
%     
% \StopEventually{
% \bibliographystyle{alpha}
% \begin{thebibliography}{GMS94}
%
% \bibitem[Dru95]{DRUCKER95}
% Johanna Drucker.
% \newblock \emph{The Alphabetic Labyrinth}.
% \newblock Thames and Hudson, 1995.
%
% \bibitem[Fir93]{FIRMAGE93}
% Richard A.~Firmage.
% \newblock \emph{The Alphabet Abecedarium}.
% \newblock David R.~Goodine, 1993.
%
% \bibitem[GMS94]{GOOSSENS94}
% Michel Goossens, Frank Mittelbach, and Alexander Samarin.
% \newblock \emph{The LaTeX Companion}.
% \newblock Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1994.
%
% \bibitem[Hea90]{HEALEY90}
% John F.~Healey.
% \newblock \emph{Reading the Past: The Early Alphabet}.
% \newblock University of California Press/British Museum, 1990.
% \newblock (ISBN 0-520-07309-6)
%
% \end{thebibliography}
% \PrintIndex
%
% }
%
%
% \section{The Metafont code} \label{sec:mf}
%
% \subsection{The parameter file}
%
%    We deal with the parameter file first, and start by announcing
% what it is for.
%    \begin{macrocode}
%&lt;*up&gt;
%%% NAB10.MF  Computer Nabatean font 10 point design size.

%    \end{macrocode}
%    Specify the font size.
%    \begin{macrocode}

font_identifier:="nabatean"; font_size 10pt#;

%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{u} 
% \begin{macro}{ht} 
% \begin{macro}{s} 
% \begin{macro}{o} 
% \begin{macro}{px} 
% \begin{macro}{font-normal-space} 
% \begin{macro}{font-normal-shrink} 
% \begin{macro}{font-x-height} 
% \begin{macro}{font-quad}
%    Define the very simple font parameters.
%    \begin{macrocode}
u#:=.2pt#;     % unit width
ht#:=7pt#;     % height of characters (CM cap-height is approx 6.8pt)
s#:=1.5pt#;                % width correction (right and left)
o#:=1/20pt#;               % overshoot
px#:=.6pt#;                % horizontal width of pen
font_normal_space:=7pt#;   % width of a blank space
font_normal_shrink:=.9pt#; % width correction for blank space
font_x_height:=4.5pt#;     % height of one ex
font_quad:=10pt#;          % an em

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
%    For a full font, normally the driver file would come here. In this
% case I have embedded it.
%    \begin{macrocode} 

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% end of parameters
% start of driver code
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
% \subsection{The driver file}
%
%    If there was a seperate driver file, this would be its contents.
%
%    \begin{macrocode}

font_coding_scheme:="Nabatean glyphs";
mode_setup;

%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{ho}
% \begin{macro}{leftloc}
% \begin{macro}{py}
%  Perform additional setup.
%    \begin{macrocode}
ho#:=o#;                   % horizontal overshoot
leftloc#:=s#;              % leftmost xcoord of character
py#:=.8px#;                % vertical thickness of the pen

define_pixels(s,u);
define_blacker_pixels(px,py);
define_good_x_pixels(leftloc);
define_corrected_pixels(o);             % turn on overshoot correction
define_horizontal_corrected_pixels(ho);  

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{midloc}
% \begin{macro}{rightloc}
%    Variables for the middle xcoord and rightmost xcoord of a character.
%    \begin{macrocode}
numeric midloc, rightloc;
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{stylus}
%    Define the pen.
%    \begin{macrocode}
pickup pencircle xscaled px yscaled py;
stylus:=savepen;

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{beginglyph}
%    A macro to save some typing of beginchar arguments.
%    \begin{macrocode}
def beginglyph(expr code, unit_width) =
  beginchar(code, unit_width*ht#+2s#, ht#, 0);
  midloc:=1/2w; rightloc:=(w-s);
  pickup stylus enddef;

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{cmchar}
%    |cmchar| should precede each character
%    \begin{macrocode}
let cmchar=\;

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
newinternal defaultsmoothrad;
numeric smoothrad, defaultsmoothrad;
defaultsmoothrad := 2px;
smoothrad := 2px;

tertiarydef p ~ q =
  begingroup
  c_ := fullcircle scaled 2smoothrad shifted point 0 of q;
  a_ := ypart(c_ intersectiontimes p);
  b_ := ypart(c_ intersectiontimes q);
  if a_ &lt; 0: point 0 of p{direction 0 of p} else: subpath(0,a_) of p fi
     ... if b_ &lt; 0: {direction infinity of q}point infinity of q
         else: subpath(b_,infinity) of q fi
  endgroup
enddef;

def smoothly(text t) =
  hide(n_:=0; for z=t: z_[incr n_]:= z; endfor)
  (z_1 for k=2 upto n_-1: --z_[k]) ~ (z_[k] endfor --z_[n_])
enddef;

%    \end{macrocode}
% 
%    That would be the end of a seperate driver file, except for
% calling the glyph code file.
%
% \subsection{The glyph code}
%
%    The following code generates the glyphs for the Nabatean font. 
% The characters
% are defined in the Phoenician alphabetic ordering.
%
%    \begin{macrocode}

%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% end of title code
% start of glyph code
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{'}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{aleph}. 
% Like a fancy X.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter aleph (coded as ')";
beginglyph("'",1.0);
z1=(leftloc,1/2h);
z3=(rightloc,0);
z2=1/2[z1,z3];
z11=(leftloc,0); z12=(x2,y11);
z21=(1/3[x2,x3], y2);
z22=(x21,h);
draw z1{right}..z2..{right}z3;
draw z11--z12; draw z21--z22;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,11,12,21,22);
endchar;

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{a}
% The \thisfont{}letter \textit{aleph}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter aleph (coded as a)";
beginglyph("a",1.0);
z1=(leftloc,1/2h);
z3=(rightloc,0);
z2=1/2[z1,z3];
z11=(leftloc,0); z12=(x2,y11);
z21=(1/3[x2,x3], y2);
z22=(x21,h);
draw z1{right}..z2..{right}z3;
draw z11--z12; draw z21--z22;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,11,12,21,22);
endchar;

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{b}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{bet}. 
% Like a sickle.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter bet (coded as b)";
beginglyph("b",1.0);
z1=(midloc,h);
z2=(x1,7/8h);
z4=(rightloc, 1/2h);
z6=(leftloc,0);
draw z1--z2;
draw z2{right}..z4{down}..{left}z6;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{g}
%    The \thisfont{} letter \textit{gimel}. 
% Like a Y on its side.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter gimel (coded as g)";
beginglyph("g", 0.8);
z1=(1/3[leftloc,rightloc], h);
z2=(rightloc,0);
z11=1/2[z1,z2];
z12=(leftloc,y11);
draw z1--z2; draw z11--z12;
labels(1,2,3,4,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{d}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{dalet}. 
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter dalet (coded as d)";
beginglyph("d",0.6);
z1=(leftloc,h);
z2=(x1,3/4h);
z3=(rightloc,y2);
z5=(rightloc,0);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z5);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{h}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{he}. 
% Like a T with a post leaning against it.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter he (coded as h)";
beginglyph("h",0.8);
z1=(midloc,h);
z2=(rightloc,1/3h);
z3=1/4[z1,z2];
z4=(leftloc,y3);
z11=1/2[z3,z4];
z12=(x11,0);
draw z1--z2;
draw z3--z4;
draw z11--z12;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{w}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{vav}. 
% Shepherds crook.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter vav (coded as w)";
beginglyph("w",0.3);
z1=(leftloc,3/4h);
z3=(rightloc,y1);
z2=(1/2[x1,x3], h);
z4=(rightloc,0);
draw z1{up}..z2{right}..{down}z3--z4;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{z}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{zayin}. 
% Short, slightly bent, vertical line.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter zayin (coded as z)";
beginglyph("z",0.1);
z1=(leftloc,3/4h);
z3=(x1,1/4h);
z2=(rightloc,1/2[y1,y3]);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{H}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{het} (h sub dot). 
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter het (h sub dot?) (coded as H)";
beginglyph("H", 0.7);
z7=(rightloc,1/8h); z8=(rightloc,h);
z1=(leftloc,0); 
z2=(3/16[x1,x8], 0);
z3=(1/2[x1,x2], h);

z11=7/8[z2,z3];
z13=(x8,y11);
z12 =(1/2[x11,x13], h);

draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3); draw z7--z8;
draw z11{right}..z12{right}..{right}z13;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%
% \begin{macro}{T}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{tet} (t sub dot). 
% Like the numeral 6.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter tet (t sub dot) (coded as T)";
beginglyph("T",1.0);
numeric n[]; 
n1=1/4h;
z1=(leftloc,h); z2=(leftloc,0);
z3=(rightloc,1/4h);
z4=(x3,y3+n1);
z5'=1/4[z2,z3]; z5=(x5', y5'+n1);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z4, z5);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9); endchar;

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{y}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{yod}. 
% Like an S.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter yod (coded as y)";
beginglyph("y",0.6);
z1=(3/4[leftloc,rightloc], h);
z2=(1/4[leftloc,rightloc], 1/2h);
z3=(rightloc,1/2h);
z4=(rightloc,1/3h);
z6=(leftloc,0);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z4, z6);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6); endchar;

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{k}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{kaf}. 
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter kaf (coded as k)";
beginglyph("k",0.6);
z1=(1/4[leftloc,rightloc], h);
z2=(x1, 7/8h);
z3=(rightloc,y2);
z4=(rightloc,0);
z5=(leftloc,0);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z4, z5);
labels(1,2,3,4,5); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{l}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{lamed}. 
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter lamed (coded as l)";
beginglyph("l",0.5);
z1=(1/4[leftloc,rightloc], h);
z2=(x1, 1/3h);
z3=(rightloc,y2);
z4=(rightloc,0);
z5=(leftloc,0);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z5);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{m}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{mem}. 
% Like \textit{bet} with a line through the top bar.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar"Nabatean letter mem (coded as m)";
beginglyph("m",0.8);
z1=(leftloc,1/4h);
z2=(midloc,h);
z3=(rightloc,y2);
z4=(rightloc,0);
z5=(1/2[x1,x2],0);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z4, z5);
z11=7/8[z1,z2]; z12=(2/3[x1,x11], y2);
draw z11--z12;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{n}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{nun}.
% 
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter nun (coded as n)";
beginglyph("n",0.3);
z1=(leftloc,1/4h);
z2=(rightloc,y1);
z3=(x2,3/4h);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{s}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{samekh}. 
% Figure of eight.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter samekh (coded as s)";
beginglyph("s", 0.8);
z1=(leftloc,h);
z2=(1/4[leftloc,rightloc], y1);
z3=(x2,0);
z4=(rightloc,3/4h);
z5=(x1,y4);
z6=(x2,y4);
draw smoothly(z6, z5, z1, z2, z6);
draw smoothly(z6, z3, z4, z6);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{`}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{ayin}.
% Like a Y.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter ayin (coded as `)";
beginglyph("`",0.6);
z1=(leftloc,0);
z2=(rightloc,h);
z3=3/4[z1,z2];
z4=(1/2[x1,x2], h);
draw z1--z2; draw z3--z4;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{o}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{ayin}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter ayin (coded as o)";
beginglyph("o",0.6);
z1=(leftloc,0);
z2=(rightloc,h);
z3=3/4[z1,z2];
z4=(1/2[x1,x2], h);
draw z1--z2; draw z3--z4;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{p}
%    The \thisfont{} letter \textit{pe}.
% A more upright \textit{bet}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter pe (coded as p)";
beginglyph("p", 0.6);
z1=(leftloc,1/8h);
z2=(2/3[leftloc,rightloc], 0);
z3=(rightloc,2/8h);
z4=(7/8[leftloc,rightloc], 6/8h);
z5=(x4,h);
z7=(5/8[leftloc,rightloc], y4);
draw z1...z2{right}...z3{up}...{up}z4;
draw smoothly(z4, z5, z7);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{x}
%    The \thisfont{} letter \textit{tsadi}.
% Fishing hook with a flat top.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter tsadi (S sub dot) (coded as x)";
beginglyph("x", 0.8);
z1=(leftloc, 1/4h);
z3=(3/4[leftloc,rightloc], y1);
z2=(1/2[x1,x3], 0);
z4=(x3,h);
z5=(rightloc,y4);
draw z1...z2{right}...{up}z3;
draw smoothly(z3, z4, z5);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{q}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{qof}.
% Like \textit{tsadi} except there is a ring at the top.
%    \begin{macrocode}

cmchar "Nabatean letter qof (coded as q)";
beginglyph("q", 0.8);
z1=(leftloc, 1/4h);
z3=(3/4[leftloc,rightloc], y1);
z2=(1/2[x1,x3], 0);
z4=(x3,h);
z5=(rightloc,y4);
z6=(x5,6/8h);
z7=(x4,y6);
draw z1...z2{right}...{up}z3;
draw smoothly(z3, z4, z5, z6, z7);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%
% \begin{macro}{r}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{resh}.
% Practically identical to \textit{dalet}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter resh (coded as r)";
beginglyph("r",0.6);
z1=(leftloc,h);
z2=(x1,3/4h);
z3=(rightloc,y2);
z5=(rightloc,0);
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z5);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{S}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{shin} (s sup v). 
% Like an F.
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter shin (s sup v) (coded as S)";
beginglyph("S", 0.8);
path pth[];
z1=(leftloc,0);
z2=(1/3[leftloc,rightloc], 0);
z3=(x2,h);

z11=1/2[z2,z3];
z12=(rightloc,h);

z21=1/2[z11,z3];
z22=1/2[z3,z12];

draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3);
draw z11--z12;
draw z21--z22;
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6,7,11,12); endchar;
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{t}
% The \thisfont{} letter \textit{tav}.
% 
%    \begin{macrocode}
 
cmchar "Nabatean letter tav (coded as t)";
beginglyph("t", 1.0);
z1=(leftloc,0);
z2=(1/4[leftloc,rightloc], 0);
z3=(x2,h);
z4=(rightloc,h);
z5=(x4,0);
z6=1/2[z2,z5];
draw smoothly(z1, z2, z3, z4, z5, z6);
labels(1,2,3,4,5,6); endchar;
 
 
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%  The end of the glyphs, and the file.
%
%    \begin{macrocode} 
end

%&lt;/up&gt; 
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
%
% \section{The font definition files} \label{sec:fd}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%&lt;*fdot1&gt;
\DeclareFontFamily{OT1}{nab}{}
  \DeclareFontShape{OT1}{nab}{m}{n}{ &lt;-&gt; nab10 }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{OT1}{nab}{bx}{n}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{OT1}{nab}{b}{n}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{OT1}{nab}{m}{sl}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{OT1}{nab}{m}{it}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
%&lt;/fdot1&gt;
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%&lt;*fdt1&gt;
\DeclareFontFamily{T1}{nab}{}
  \DeclareFontShape{T1}{nab}{m}{n}{ &lt;-&gt; nab10 }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{T1}{nab}{bx}{n}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{T1}{nab}{b}{n}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{T1}{nab}{m}{sl}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
  \DeclareFontShape{T1}{nab}{m}{it}{ &lt;-&gt; sub nab/m/n }{}
%&lt;/fdt1&gt;
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
% \section{The \Lpack{nabatean} package code} \label{sec:code}
%
%    Announce the name and version of the package, which requires
% \LaTeXe{}.
%    \begin{macrocode}
%&lt;*usc&gt;
\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}
\ProvidesPackage{nabatean}[2000/09/30 v1.0 package for Nabatean fonts]
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%
% \begin{macro}{\nabfamily}
%    Selects the font family in the T1 encoding.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\nabfamily}{\usefont{T1}{nab}{m}{n}}
%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\textnab}
%    Text command for the font family.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\DeclareTextFontCommand{\textnab}{\nabfamily}

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
% The commands for the signs.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\chardef\Arq=`'  \chardef\Aa=`a  \chardef\Aaleph=`'
\chardef\Ab=`b   \chardef\Abeth=`b
\chardef\Ag=`g   \chardef\Agimel=`g
\chardef\Ad=`d   \chardef\Adaleth=`d
\chardef\Ah=`h   \chardef\Ahe=`h
\chardef\Aw=`w   \chardef\Avav=`w
\chardef\Az=`z   \chardef\Azayin=`z
\chardef\Ahd=`H  \chardef\Aheth=`H
\chardef\Atd=`T  \chardef\Ateth=`T
\chardef\Ay=`y   \chardef\Ayod=`y
\chardef\Ak=`k   \chardef\Akaph=`k
\chardef\Al=`l   \chardef\Alamed=`l
\chardef\Am=`m   \chardef\Amem=`m
\chardef\An=`n   \chardef\Anun=`n
\chardef\As=`s   \chardef\Asamekh=`s
\chardef\Alq=``  \chardef\Ao=`o   \chardef\Aayin=``
\chardef\Ap=`p   \chardef\Ape=`p
\chardef\Asd=`x  \chardef\Asade=`x
\chardef\Aq=`q   \chardef\Aqoph=`q
\chardef\Ar=`r   \chardef\Aresh=`r
\chardef\Asv=`S  \chardef\Ashin=`S
\chardef\At=`t   \chardef\Atav=`t

%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \begin{macro}{\translitnab}
% \begin{macro}{\translinabfont}
%  |\translitnab{|\meta{commands}|}| transliterates
% \meta{commands} using the |\translitnab| font. 
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\translitnab}[1]{{%
  \@translitN\translitnabfont #1}}
\newcommand{\translitnabfont}{\itshape}

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
% \end{macro}
%
% \begin{macro}{\@translitN}
%  This macro redefines all the character commands to produce
% the transliterated value instead of the glyph. There must be no
% spaces in the definition.
%    \begin{macrocode}
\newcommand{\@translitN}{%
\def\Arq{'}\def\Aa{\Arq}\def\Aaleph{\Arq}%
\def\Ab{b}\def\Abeth{\Ab}%
\def\Ag{g}\def\Agimel{\Ag}%
\def\Ad{d}\def\Adaleth{\Ad}%
\def\Ah{h}\def\Ahe{\Ah}%
\def\Aw{w}\def\Avav{\Aw}%
\def\Az{z}\def\Azayin{\Az}%
\def\Ahd{\d{h}}\def\Aheth{\Ahd}%
\def\Atd{\d{t}}\def\Ateth{\Atd}%
\def\Ay{y}\def\Ayod{\Ay}%
\def\Ak{k}\def\Akaph{\Ak}%
\def\Al{l}\def\Alamed{\Al}%
\def\Am{m}\def\Amem{\Am}%
\def\An{n}\def\Anun{\An}%
\def\As{s}\def\Asamekh{\As}%
\def\Alq{`}\def\Ao{\Alq}\def\Aayin{\Alq}%
\def\Ap{p}\def\Ape{\Ap}%
\def\Asd{\d{s}}\def\Asade{\Asd}%
\def\Aq{q}\def\Aqoph{\Aq}%
\def\Ar{r}\def\Aresh{\Ar}%
\def\Asv{\v{s}}\def\Ashin{\Asv}%
\def\At{t}\def\Atav{\At}%
}

%    \end{macrocode}
% \end{macro}
%
%
%
%    The end of this package.
%    \begin{macrocode}
%&lt;/usc&gt;
%    \end{macrocode}
%
% \section{Map files}
%
% This is rather short.
% \changes{v1.2}{2005/06/16}{Added map file}
%
%    \begin{macrocode}
%&lt;*map&gt;
nab10      Archaic-Nabatean      &lt;nab10.pfb
%&lt;/map&gt;
%    \end{macrocode}
%
%    The end!
%
% \Finale
%
\endinput

%% \CharacterTable
%%  {Upper-case    \A\B\C\D\E\F\G\H\I\J\K\L\M\N\O\P\Q\R\S\T\U\V\W\X\Y\Z
%%   Lower-case    \a\b\c\d\e\f\g\h\i\j\k\l\m\n\o\p\q\r\s\t\u\v\w\x\y\z
%%   Digits        \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9
%%   Exclamation   \!     Double quote  \"     Hash (number) \#
%%   Dollar        \$     Percent       \%     Ampersand     \&amp;
%%   Acute accent  \'     Left paren    \(     Right paren   \)
%%   Asterisk      \*     Plus          \+     Comma         \,
%%   Minus         \-     Point         \.     Solidus       \/
%%   Colon         \:     Semicolon     \;     Less than     \&lt;
%%   Equals        \=     Greater than  \&gt;     Question mark \?
%%   Commercial at \@     Left bracket  \[     Backslash     \\
%%   Right bracket \]     Circumflex    \^     Underscore    \_
%%   Grave accent  \`     Left brace    \{     Vertical bar  \|
%%   Right brace   \}     Tilde         \~}


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