In the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, two transliterations were used for Arabic: 

From the beginning to the 80s, transliteration according to PI (Prussian Instructions) took place,

then according to RAK (Rules for Alphabetical Cataloguing).

In der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin wurden für das Arabische zwei Umschriften benutzt: 

In the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, two transliterations were used for Armenian: 

From the beginning to the 80s, transliteration according to PI (Prussian Instructions) took place,

then according to RAK (Rules for Alphabetical Cataloguing). 

In the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, two transliterations were used for Ethiopian: 

From the beginning to the 80s, transliteration according to PI (Prussian Instructions) took place,

then according to RAK (Rules for Alphabetical Cataloguing). 

In the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, two transliterations were used for Georgian: 

From the beginning to the 80s, transliteration according to PI (Prussian Instructions) took place,

then according to RAK (Rules for Alphabetical Cataloguing). 

In the Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, three transliterations were used for Hebrew: 

From the beginning to the 80s, transliteration according to PI (Prussian Instructions) took place,

until about 2005 according to RAK (Rules for Alphabetical Cataloguing) and 

our transliteration rules since approx. 2010 (DIN 31636) can be found here.

Here you will find the current transliteration rules for the Persian language.

Current transliteration tables

Click here for the appendix to the PND practice rule South Asia

Previous transliteration principles

Literature on the transliteration of Indian writings in the Staatsbiblioth

Syrian books and manuscripts were transliterated according to PI (Prussian Instructions). 

At the moment a new transliteration is in progress.