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Glossing Ancient Languages

Glossing of Heinrich Brugsch (1855)

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General recommendations

General glossing rules and recommendations (alignment, punctuation)
Recommended glossing abbreviations

Glossing of Jean François Champollion (1836-1841)

Modern glossing of same passage

Specific recommendations for different languages

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Glossing Akkadian
Ancient Egyptian
- Glossing Hieroglyphic Ancient Egyptian (Old/Middle/Late Egyptian, Demotic)
- Glossing Coptic
Glossing Ancient Greek
Glossing Hittite

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