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== Commentary ==
== Commentary ==
Corresponds to ''t<sup>2</sup>'' in {{bib|Schumacher 1992}} and {{bib|Schumacher 2004}}.
Corresponds to ''t<sup>2</sup>'' in {{bib|Schumacher 1992}} and {{bib|Schumacher 2004}}.
See [[index::Script]] and {{bib|Prosdocimi 1988}}: 332 ff. on the identification of St. Andrew's cross with Theta. The small variant {{c||Θ2}} is reminiscent of the Etruscan/Venetic protoform attested on Venetic *Es 120, but the low dating of the two objects bearing this variant makes an immediate correlation unlikely.
A considerable number of St. Andrew's crosses which have been assigned the value {{p||t}} in the TIR come from probable non-script or pseudo-script contexts, which must be considered when working with the statistics of character occurrence. See [[index::Non-script notational systems]].


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Character
Customary name: theta
Represents: t

Variants and attestation

Transliteration Sinistroverse Dextroverse
  Glyph Number Glyph Number
Θ Θ.png 90 Θd.png 14
Θ2 Θ2.png 3 Θ2d.png 0


Commentary

Corresponds to t2 in Schumacher 1992 and Schumacher 2004.

See Script and Prosdocimi 1988: 332 ff. on the identification of St. Andrew's cross with Theta. The small variant Θ2 s is reminiscent of the Etruscan/Venetic protoform attested on Venetic *Es 120, but the low dating of the two objects bearing this variant makes an immediate correlation unlikely.

A considerable number of St. Andrew's crosses which have been assigned the value t in the TIR come from probable non-script or pseudo-script contexts, which must be considered when working with the statistics of character occurrence. See Non-script notational systems.

Bibliography