John Locke - Nicolas Thoynard - 1700-07-08

John Locke

John Locke - Nicolas Thoynard - 1700-07-08

FINA IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ	16108
InstitutionName of Institution.
InventoryInventory number.
AuthorAuthor of the document.	John Locke
RecipientRecipient of the correspondence.	Nicolas Thoynard
Correspondence dateDate when the correspondence was written: day - month - year .	July 8, 1700
PlacePlace of publication of the book, composition of the document or institution.
Associated personsNames of Persons who are mentioned in the annotation.
LiteratureReference to literature.	De Beer 1976-1989, letter 27411, Minc 1985, p. 1192, Burnett 2020b, pp. 689-903
KeywordNumismatic Keywords ^ᵖ	Shape Of Letters, Hebrew , Samaritan
LanguageLanguage of the correspondence	French, Latin
External LinkLink to external information, e.g. Wikpedia ^ᵖ

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'Since you honored me by writing to me about the ayin and the other letters that appear on the medals in question, I find myself strongly inclined to draw a conclusion in support of what I surmised for a long time; namely, that in the past the silent letters of the Hebrew alphabet were vowels. I would like very much to know your opinion on this since you are the teacher in Israel [es enim Magister [in] Israel]. In truth I know absolutely nothing of Samaritan letters, and with regard to reading Hebrew I entertain doubts whether the use of the vowel points before the [time of the] Masoretes is to be accepted or rejected.' (translation from Minc 1985, p. 119)

References

^ De Beer, E.S. (ed.)(1976-1989) The Correspondence of John Locke, 8 vols., Oxford, Oxford University Press.
^ Minc, Henryk (1985), "Ancient Jewish coins in the correspondence between John Locke and Nicolas Toinard", The Biblical Archaeologist, 48/2, p. 108-121.
^ Burnett, Andrew M. (2020), The Hidden Treasures of this Happy Land. A History of Numismatics in Britain from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment, BNS Special Publ. No 14 = RNS Special Publ. No 58, London, Spink & Son.