Editing Akkadian:Glossing recommendations

== Extra Glossing transcription line ==
Traditional scholarly transliteration as well as bound transcription of '''Akkadian Cuneiform''' uses punctuation, too. This punctuation is in conflict with the punctuation as defined by the [[Glossing Rules]].

Compare the following table:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Puctuation !! Meaning in scholarly<br/>transliterations of Akkadian !! Meaning in scholarly <br/>bound transcription of Akkadian !! Meaning in <br/>Glossing transcription line !! Meaning in <br/>Glossing line 
|-
| align="center" | '''.''' || colspan="2" | {{Orange| Separates sumerograms}} || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_period_expert|''Portmanteau'']] morpheme
|-
| align="center" | '''-''' || {{Red|Seperates phonograms}} ||  {{Red|Clitic}} ||  colspan="2" |[[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_hyphen|Affix]]
|-
| align="center" | '''=''' || colspan="2" | — || colspan="2" | [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_colon|Clitic]] 
|-
| align="center" | '''(&nbsp;)''' || — || {{Orange|Non-overt phonemes,  <br/>scholarly reconstruction}} || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_parentheses|Inherent]] category
|-
| align="center" | '''[&nbsp;]''' || colspan="2" | {{Orange| Completely destroyed text (''lacuna''), <br/>potentially with reconstructed content}} || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_square_brackets|‘Zero’ morpheme]]
|-
| align="center" | '''&lceil;&nbsp;&rceil;''' || colspan="2" | Partially destroyed text, <br/>usually with reconstructed content || colspan="2" |  — 
|-
| align="center" | '''{&nbsp;}''' || colspan="2" | Emendation of a scribal error (deletion) || colspan="2" |  — 
|-
| align="center" | '''&lt;&nbsp;&gt;''' || colspan="2" | {{Red|Emendation of a scribal error (addition)}} || colspan="2" | [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_angle_brackets|Infix]]
|-
| align="center" | '''~''' || colspan="2" | — || colspan="2" | [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_tilde|Reduplication]] morpheme
|-
| align="center" | '''{{tf}}''' || colspan="2" | —  || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_transfix|Transfix]] 
|-
| align="center" | '''_''' || colspan="2" | — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_underscore_object_language|Fixed phrase]] || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_underscore_gloss|Fixed phrase]] 
|-
| align="center" | '''\''' || colspan="2" | — || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_backslash|''Ablaut'']] phenomenon
|-
| align="center" | '''/''' || colspan="2" | (Options) || — || [[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_slash|Ambigous]] morpheme
|}

In order to prevent any confusion, it is strongly advisable or, as far as “-” and “&lt;&nbsp;&gt;” are concerned, even mandatory not to use these symbols in their traditional meaning in the Glossing transcription line (directly above the Glossing line). Keep in mind that the '''number and sequence of “-”, “=”, “~”, and “&lt;&nbsp;&gt;” in the Glossing transcription and the gloss needs to [[Glossing_Rules#Correct_sequential_alignment|match exactly]]'''.

; Problematic examples:
{| {{Wrong glossing table}} |
|-
| '''Transliteration''' || LÚ.ENGAR<sup>MEŠ</sup>  || ''ù''  || <sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''{{Orange|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}}sé{{Orange|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ki{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ri''  || ''ša''  || ÍD.DA  || ''aṭ{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ru{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}{{Orange|&lt;}}dam{{Orange|&gt;}}{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ma''
|- 
| '''Glosses'''  || field_worker(M){{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ACC.PL  || and  || block{{tf}}PTCP{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ACC.PL  || of  || canal(M){{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}M.GEN  || 1SG{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}send{{tf}}PST{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}VENT{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}SP 
|}
{{Translation|‘[...], I sent field workers and canal sealers (before).’.}} 

{| {{Wrong glossing table}} |
|-
| '''Bound transcription''' || ''ikkar{{Orange|<nowiki>(</nowiki>}}ī{{Orange|<nowiki>)</nowiki>}}''  || ''u''  || ''{{Orange|<nowiki>[</nowiki>}}sé{{Orange|<nowiki>]</nowiki>}}kirī''  || ''ša''  || ''nār{{Orange|<nowiki>(</nowiki>}}im{{Orange|<nowiki>)</nowiki>}}''  || ''aṭru{{Orange|&lt;}}dam{{Orange|&gt;}}{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ma''
|- 
| '''Glosses'''  || field_worker(M){{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ACC.PL  || and  || block{{tf}}PTCP{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}ACC.PL  || of  || canal(M){{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}M.GEN  || 1SG{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}send{{tf}}PST{{Red|<nowiki>-</nowiki>}}VENT=SP 
|}
{{Translation|‘[...], I sent field workers and canal sealers (before).’.}} 

Consequently, the encoder needs to add '''an extra ‘Glossing transcription line’''' between the traditional Transliteration line (or traditional Bound transcription line) and the Glossing line. 

; Examples:
{| {{Glossing table}} |
|-
| '''Transliteration''' || LÚ.ENGAR<sup>MEŠ</sup>  || ''ù''  || <sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''[sé]-ki-ri''  || ''ša''  || ÍD.DA  || ''aṭ-ru-&lt;dam&gt;-ma'' 
|-
| '''Glossing transcription''' || ikkar-ī  || u  || sēkir-ī  || ša  || nār-im  || a-ṭrud-am=ma
|- 
| '''Glosses'''  || field_worker(M)-ACC.PL  || and  || block{{tf}}PTCP-ACC.PL  || of  || canal(M)-M.GEN  || 1SG-send{{tf}}PST-VENT=SP 
|}
{{Translation|‘[...], I sent field workers and canal sealers (before).’.}} 

{| {{Glossing table}} |
|-
| '''Bound transcription''' || ''ikkar(ī)''  || ''u''  || ''[sē]kirī''  || ''ša''  || ''nār(im)''  || ''aṭru&lt;dam&gt;-ma''
|-
| '''Glossing transcription''' || ikkar-ī  || u  || sēkir-ī  || ša  || nār-im  || a-ṭrud-am=ma
|- 
| '''Glosses'''  || field_worker(M)-ACC.PL  || and  || block{{tf}}PTCP-ACC.PL  || of  || canal(M)-M.GEN  || 1SG-send{{tf}}PST-VENT=SP 
|}
{{Translation|‘[...], I sent field workers and canal sealers (before).’.}} 


In the Glossing transcription line, all symbols need to be used according to the [[Glossing Rules]]. In the Traditional transliteration line, however, the encoder may use all the symbols according to his/her scholarly tradition.

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== Hands-on transcription transformation guidelines ==
To '''derive a valid Glossing transcription line''' from a traditional transliteration or transcription line, the follwoing hand-on rules may help.

Compare the following table:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Traditional <br/>transliteration <br/>line !! Traditional <br/>transcription <br/>line !! Glossing <br/>transliteration line !! Examples
|-
| align="center" colspan ="2" rowspan="2" | '''.''' || make bound transcription || ÍD.DA → nārim canal:M.GEN ‘(of the) canal’ <br/>ÍD.DA → nār-im canal(M)-M.GEN ‘(of the) canal’ 
|-
| keep it (if bound transcription impossible) || ÍD.DA → ÍD.DA canal:M.GEN ‘(of the) canal’
|-
| align="center" | {{Red|'''-'''}} || || make bound transcription  || ''aṭ-ru-dam'' → aṭrudam 1SG:send:PST:VENT ‘I sent’ <br/>''aṭ-ru-dam'' → a-ṭrud-am 1SG-send{{tf}}PST-VENT ‘I sent’
|-
| || align="center" | {{Red|'''-'''}} || “=” ([[Glossing_Rules#Punctuation_equal_sign|clitic]]) || ''aṭrudam-ma'' → aṭrudam=ma 1SG:send:PST:VENT=SP ‘I sent’ <br/>''aṭrudam-ma'' → a-ṭrud-am=ma 1SG-send{{tf}}PST-VENT=SP ‘I sent’
|-
| || align="center" | '''(&nbsp;)''' || leave parentheses out; <br/>keep content || ''nār(im)'' → nārim canal:M.GEN ‘(of the) canal’ <br/>''nār(im)'' → nār-im canal(M)-M.GEN ‘(of the) canal’
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | {{Red|'''&lt;&nbsp;&gt;'''}} || leave brackets out; <br/>keep content || <sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''&lt;sē&gt;kirī'' → sēkirī block:PTCP:ACC.PL ‘blockers’ <br/><sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''&lt;sē&gt;kirī'' → sēkir-ī block{{tf}}PTCP-ACC.PL ‘blockers’
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | '''{&nbsp;}''' || leave brackets and content out || <sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''sē{sē}kirī'' → sēkirī block:PTCP:ACC.PL ‘blockers’ <br/><sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''sē{sē}kirī'' → sēkir-ī block{{tf}}PTCP-ACC.PL ‘blockers’
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | '''[&nbsp;]''' || leave brackets out; <br/>keep content or leave it out || <sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''[sēki]rī'' → sēkirī block:PTCP:ACC.PL ‘blockers’ <br/><sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''[sēki]rī'' → sēkir-ī block{{tf}}PTCP-ACC.PL ‘blockers’ <br/><sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''[sēki]rī'' → [__]rī ‘[destroyed]’
|-
| align="center"  colspan ="2" | '''&lceil;&nbsp;&rceil;''' || leave brackets out; <br/>keep content || <sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''&lceil;sē&rceil;kirī'' → sēkirī block:PTCP:ACC.PL ‘blockers’ <br/><sup>LÚ.MEŠ</sup>''&lceil;sē&rceil;kirī'' → sēkir-ī block{{tf}}PTCP-ACC.PL ‘blockers’
|}

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== Common forms ==

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