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% tryoldprsn.tex    Test Old Persian Cuneiform fonts
\documentclass[11pt]{article}
\usepackage{oldprsn}

\newcommand{\thisfont}{Old Persian}
\newcommand{\abc}{a i u k K x g G c j J t T o C d P D n N %
                  p f b m w M y r R l v V s S z h %
                  X q Q L B e E F :}
\newcommand{\xerxes}{%
 \Oxa\Osva\Oya\Oa\Ora\Osva\Oa\Owd\-%                  1
 \Oxa\Osva\Oa\Oya\Otha\Oi\Oya\Owd\-%                  2
 \Ova\Oza\Ora\Oka\Owd\-%                              3
 \Oxa\Osva\Oa\Oya\Otha\Oi\Oya\Owd\-%                  4
 \Oxa\Osva\Oa\Oya\Otha\Oi\Oya\Oa\Ona\Oa\Oma\Owd\-%    5
 \Oda\Oa\Ora\Oya\Ova\Oha\Ou\Osva\Owd\-%               6
 \Oxa\Osva\Oa\Oya\Otha\Oi\Oya\Oha\Oya\Oa\Owd\-%       7
 \Opa\Ou\Occa\Owd\-%                                  8
 \Oha\Oxa\Oa\Oma\Ona\Oi\Osva\Oi\Oya\Owd}
 
 



\title{Try Old Persian Cuneiform Fonts}
%%\author{Peter Wilson \\ \texttt{peter.r.wilson@boeing.com}}
\author{}
\date{}
\begin{document}
\maketitle

    This provides a short test of the characters in the \thisfont{} fonts
--- the \verb|copsn| font family.

\begin{center}
The \thisfont{} font in the huge size \\
{\copsnfamily\huge \abc\\ 1 2 3 4 5}
\end{center}

\begin{center}
The font in its normal size \\
\textcopsn{\abc\\ 1 2 3 4 5} \\
and the Computer Modern Roman for comparison \\
\abc\\ 1 2 10 20 100
\end{center}

    \thisfont{} in the \thisfont{} script is (as near as possible): \\
\textcopsn{ld:persian}, which transliterates as: \\
\translitcopsn{\Ola\Oda\Owd\Opa\Ora\Osa\Oi\Oa\Ona}

\clearpage

    Xerxes had this inscription carved above the doorways of his palace at
Persepolis: 
\begin{center}
\textcopsn{\xerxes}
\end{center}
which transliterates as: 
\begin{center}
\translitcopsn{\xerxes} 
\end{center}
and which, when translated, means: 
\begin{center}
Xerxes, the great king, the king of kings, the son of Darius the king,
an Achaemenian.
\end{center}

%%\end{document}

\begin{table}
\centering
\caption{Syllabary and commands} 
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|l|} \hline
Value & Glyph      & ASCII    & Command \\ \hline
\textit{a}  & \textcopsn{a} &  a & \verb|\Oa|   \\
\textit{i}  & \textcopsn{i} &  i & \verb|\Oi|   \\
\textit{u}  & \textcopsn{u} &  u & \verb|\Ou|   \\
\textit{ka} & \textcopsn{k} &  k & \verb|\Oka|   \\
\textit{ku} & \textcopsn{K} &  K & \verb|\Oku|   \\
\textit{xa} & \textcopsn{x} &  x & \verb|\Oxa|   \\
\textit{ga} & \textcopsn{g} &  g & \verb|\Oga|   \\
\textit{gu} & \textcopsn{G} &  G & \verb|\Ogu|   \\
\textit{ca} & \textcopsn{c} &  c & \verb|\Oca|   \\
\textit{ja} & \textcopsn{j} &  j & \verb|\Oja|   \\
\textit{ji} & \textcopsn{J} &  J & \verb|\Oji|   \\
\textit{ta} & \textcopsn{t} &  t & \verb|\Ota|   \\
\textit{tu} & \textcopsn{T} &  T & \verb|\Otu|   \\
\textit{tha} & \textcopsn{o} & o & \verb|\Otha|   \\
\textit{\c{c}a} & \textcopsn{C} & C & \verb|\Occa|   \\
\textit{da} & \textcopsn{d} &  d & \verb|\Oda|   \\
\textit{di} & \textcopsn{P} &  P & \verb|\Odi|   \\
\textit{du} & \textcopsn{D} &  D & \verb|\Odu|   \\
\textit{na} & \textcopsn{n} &  n & \verb|\Ona|   \\
\textit{nu} & \textcopsn{N} &  N & \verb|\Onu|   \\
\textit{pa} & \textcopsn{p} &  p & \verb|\Opa|   \\
\textit{fa} & \textcopsn{f} &  f & \verb|\Ofa|   \\
\textit{ba} & \textcopsn{b} &  b & \verb|\Oba|   \\
\textit{ma} & \textcopsn{m} &  m & \verb|\Oma|   \\
\textit{mi} & \textcopsn{w} &  w & \verb|\Omi|   \\
\textit{mu} & \textcopsn{M} &  M & \verb|\Omu|   \\
\textit{ya} & \textcopsn{y} &  y & \verb|\Oya|   \\
\textit{ra} & \textcopsn{r} &  r & \verb|\Ora|   \\
\textit{ru} & \textcopsn{R} &  R & \verb|\Oru|   \\
\textit{la} & \textcopsn{l} &  l & \verb|\Ola|   \\
\textit{va} & \textcopsn{v} &  v & \verb|\Ova|   \\
\textit{vi} & \textcopsn{V} &  V & \verb|\Ovi|   \\
\textit{sa} & \textcopsn{s} &  s & \verb|\Osa|   \\
\textit{\v{s}a} & \textcopsn{S} & S & \verb|\Osva|   \\
\textit{za} & \textcopsn{z} &  z & \verb|\Oza|   \\
\textit{ha} & \textcopsn{h} &  h & \verb|\Oha|   \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

\begin{table}
\centering
\caption{Word glyphs, numerals, and commands} 
\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|l|} \hline
Value                       & Glyph     & ASCII & Command \\ \hline
\textit{x\v{s}\={a}yathiya} & \textcopsn{X} & X & \verb|\Oking|   \\
\textit{dahy\={a}u\v{s}}    & \textcopsn{q} & q & \verb|\Ocountrya|   \\
\textit{dahy\={a}u\v{s}}    & \textcopsn{Q} & Q & \verb|\Ocountryb|   \\
\textit{b\={u}mi\v{s}}      & \textcopsn{L} & L & \verb|\Oearth|   \\
\textit{baga}               & \textcopsn{B} & B & \verb|\Ogod|   \\
\textit{Auramazd\={a}}      & \textcopsn{e} & e & \verb|\OAura|   \\
\textit{Ahuramazda}         & \textcopsn{E} & E & \verb|\OAurb|   \\
\textit{Ahuramazda}         & \textcopsn{F} & F & \verb|\OAurc|   \\
\textit{1}                  & \textcopsn{1} & 1 & \verb|\Oone| \\
\textit{2}                  & \textcopsn{2} & 2 & \verb|\Otwo| \\
\textit{10}                 & \textcopsn{3} & 3 & \verb|\Oten| \\
\textit{20}                 & \textcopsn{4} & 4 & \verb|\Otwenty| \\
\textit{100}                & \textcopsn{5} & 5 & \verb|\Ohundred| \\
\texttt{|}                  & \textcopsn{:} & : & \verb|\Owd| \\
\hline
\end{tabular}
\end{table}

%%%%    This is the end of the test file.

\end{document}