Thesauri:Languages and scripts

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In TEI, languages and scripts need to be encoded by a standardized abbreviation. [1]

Abbreviation scheme

The abbreviation scheme is "[LANGUAGE CODE]-[SCRIPT CODE]", [2]
e.g. "copt-Copt", "egy-egym-Egyp-Egypcs".

Language codes

State: in discussion
Language Language code
(no capitals!)
References
Akkadian akk [3]
Arabic ar [3]
Aramaic, Imperial arc [3]
Egyptian-Coptic egx [3]
Egyptian, pre-Coptic Egyptian egy [3]
Egyptian, Older Egyptian egy-egyor Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Later Egyptian egy-egylr Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Old Egyptian egy-egyo Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, Classic egy-egym Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Late Egyptian egy-egyl Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Égyptien de tradition / Neo-Middle Egyptian egy-egyn Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Ptolemaic egy-egyp Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Demotic egy-dem Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Demotic, Early Demotic egy-deme Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Demotic, Ptolemaic Demotic egy-demp Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Demotic, Roman Demotic egy-demr Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Coptic cop [3]
Egyptian, Coptic, Akhmimic cop-copa Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Coptic, Old Coptic cop-copo Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Coptic, Bohairic cop-copb Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Coptic, Fayumic cop-copf Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Coptic, Middle Egyptian / Oxyrhynkhitic cop-copm Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Coptic, Sahidic cop-cops Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Coptic, Sub-Akhmimic cop-copa2 Rubensohn DB/D.W.
German de [3]
English en [3]
Greek, Ancient grc [3]
Hebrew, Ancient hbo [3]
Latin la [3]
Meroitic xmr [3]
Nubian nub [3]
Nubian, Old Nubian nbw [3]
Syriac syr [3]

Script codes

Script [4] Script code
(with capitals!)
References
Arabic Arab [3]
Aramäisch, Imperial Armi [3]
Coptic Copt [3]
Coptic, Coptic cursive Copt-Coptcs Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Coptic, Coptic half uncial script Copt-Copthu Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Coptic, Coptic uncial script Copt-Coptu Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Hieroglyphs Egyp [3]
Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, classical Egyp-Egypreg Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, Cryptographic spelling Egyp-Egypcr Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, Ptolemaic Egyp-Egyppt Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Cursive Hieroglyphs Egyp-Egypcs Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Hieratic Egyh [3]
Egyptian, Archaic Hieratic Egyh-Egyhar Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Old Hieratic Egyh-Egyhol Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Middle Hieratic Egyh-Egyhmd Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Middle Hieratic, Book Script Egyh-Egyhmdb Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Middle Hieratic, Chancery script Egyh-Egyhmdc Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch Egyh-Egyhlt Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch, Book script Egyh-Egyhltb Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch, Chancery script Egyh-Egyhltc Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Latest(?) Hieratic/Späthieratisch Egyh-Egyhlst (?) (Rubensohn DB/D.W.: Egyh-Egyhlr)
Egyptian, Latest(?) Hieratic/Späthieratisch, Book script Egyh-Egyhlstb (?) (Rubensohn DB/D.W.: Egyh-Egyhlrb)
Egyptian, Abnorm Hieratic Egyh-Egyhab Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Demotic Egyd [3]
Egyptian, Early Demotic Egyd-Egydol Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Middle Demotic Egyd-Egydmd Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Egyptian, Late Demotic Egyd-Egydlt Rubensohn DB/D.W.
Greek Grek [3]
Latin Latn [3]
Meroitic Cursive Merc [3]
Meroitic Hieroglyphs Mero [3]
Syriac Syrc [3]

References

Bibliography

  • TEI P5: Guidelines for Electronic Text Encoding and Interchange, Version 2.2.0 (Update: 25. Okt.

2012) / Version 2.3.0 (Update: 17. Jan. 2013) http://www.tei-c.org/Guidelines/P5/, ed. by the TEI Consortium.