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Adam Walker scripsit:
> I have now uploaded events upto AD 1000. I only have about 270 more
> years figured out so far. I hope to upload most of that tomorrow.
> One problem I have is with the spelling of Arabic personal names.
> My dates are compiled from numerous sources (some more reliable than
> others) each of which seems to differ in a few spellings from all the
> others. It is frustrating and messy. Suggestions on "best" spellings
> are most welcome.
Don't worry about speling consistency; nobody else does. All transliteration
systems for Arabic are shite in one way or another. When T.E. Lawrence
was writing _Seven Pillars of Wisdom_, he made a point of being as
inconsistent as possible throughout.
--
John Cowan http://www.ccil.org/~cowan cowan@hidden.email
To say that Bilbo's breath was taken away is no description at all. There
are no words left to express his staggerment, since Men changed the language
that they learned of elves in the days when all the world was wonderful.
--_The Hobbit_