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Hebrew Copyright Dates

Formula: Hebrew number + 1240 = copyright dates
(Note the Jewish calendar year spans parts of two Gregorian years -  
LC constructs the copyright date as 2 years)

Example 1

 

Example 2

(=) Equals

(=) Equals
3 0 0 4 0 0
2 0 0 3 0 0
  4 0   3 0
    4     7
  5 4 4   7 3 7
544 + 1240 = 1784 737 + 1240 = 1977
544 (1783 or 1784) 737 (1976 or 1977)

MARC Format: 
260   Ramat-Gan : $b Universitat Bar-Ilan, $c 737 (1976 or 1977)


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