[Heb-NACO] Transliterating yud heh vav heh

[Neil Manel Frau-Cortes]

I agree with Joan, adding that I would supply both ha-Shem and Adonai as
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Neil

On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 4:39 PM, Joan Biella <jbiella2632 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree with Aaron, and would advocate for YHVH (subscript dot under V) as
> the least controversial way to deal with this situation.
>
> Joan
>
> On Wed, Jul 5, 2017 at 1:22 PM, Kuperman, Aaron <akup at loc.gov> wrote:
>
>> Assuming there are no nekudot, would it not be presumptuous for a
>> cataloger to claim to know how it would be pronounced.
>>
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>> Aaron Kuperman, LC Law Cataloging Section.
>>
>> This is not an official communication from my employer
>>
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>> *From:* Heb-naco [mailto:heb-naco-bounces+akup=loc.gov at lists.osu.edu] *On
>> Behalf Of *Robert M. TALBOTT
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 05, 2017 3:49 PM
>> *To:* Hebrew Name Authority Funnel
>> *Subject:* [Heb-NACO] Transliterating yud heh vav heh
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi folks:
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>>
>> I'm cataloging a book right now that has the tetragrammaton in the title.
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>> 1) YHVH? This is what the record has
>>
>> 2) Yehovah? My preference
>>
>> 3) Yahveh? As good as any other
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>> 4) Or should we use a euphemism,e.g ha-Shem?
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm not invested in this one and am agnostic as to the outcome, but which
>> form is preferred? The euphemism 'ha-Shem" and "Adonai" are already slotted
>> in the record as added title entries.
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>> B
>> --
>>
>> Bob Talbott
>>
>> Principal cataloger/Hebraica cataloger
>>
>> UC Berkeley
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>> Berkeley, CA 94720
>>
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