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<big><big><big>Glossing Ancient Languages</big></big></big>

[[File:Glossing-Demotic-Brugsch_1855_115.png|500x90px|right|'''Glossing of Heinrich Brugsch (1855)''']]
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=== General recommendations ===
* General [[Glossing Rules|glossing rules]] and recommendations (alignment, punctuation)
* Recommended [[Glossing Abbreviations|glossing abbreviations]]
[[File:Glossing-Egyptian-Champollion 1836 458.png|475px|link=|right|'''Glossing of Jean François Champollion (1836-1841)''']]
[[File:Glossing-Egyptian-passage from Champollion 1836 458.png|475px|link=|right|'''Modern glossing of same passage''']]
=== Specific recommendations for different languages ===
* Glossing Akkadian: [[Akkadian:Glossing of common Akkadian forms|Form examples]] and [[Akkadian:Glossing recommendations|hints]]. 
* Ancient Egyptian 
** Glossing Earlier Egyptian (Old Egyptian/Middle Egyptian): [[Ancient Egyptian:Glossing of common Earlier Egyptian forms|Form examples]] and [[Ancient Egyptian:Glossing recommendations|hints]].
** Glossing Late Egyptian: Form examples '''(in preparation)''' and [[Ancient Egyptian:Glossing recommendations|hints]].
** Glossing Demotic: Form examples {{Contribute}} and [[Ancient Egyptian:Glossing recommendations|hints]]. 
** Glossing Coptic: Form examples '''(in preparation)''' and [[Coptic:Glossing recommendations|hints]].
* Glossing Ancient Greek: Form examples '''(in preparation)''' and [[Ancient Greek:Glossing recommendations|hints]].
* Glossing Hittite: [[Hittite:Glossing of common Hittite forms|Form examples]] and [[Hittite:Glossing recommendations|hints]].

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=== Technical issues ===
* [[Unicode]] fonts and editing
* [[Editing glosses|Editing]] of aligned text examples

=== Examples ===
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* [[Akkadian:Examples of glossings|Examples of glossed Akkadian texts]] 
* [[Ancient Egyptian:Examples of glossings|Examples of glossed Ancient Egyptian texts]] 
* [[Ancient Greek:Examples of glossings|Examples of glossed Ancient Greek texts]] 
* [[Hittite:Examples of glossings|Examples of glossed Hittite texts]] 


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