Did Nomen Sacrum Come From Numeral Writing?

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Secret Alias
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Did Nomen Sacrum Come From Numeral Writing?

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I know it sounds strange but there are all these fanciful explanations of the origin of the nomen sacrum. I wonder if the line on top of the letters might be developed from numeral writing - https://books.google.com/books?id=B8zQD ... EK&f=false
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