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This is an open access forum on recommendations for the''' ''Interlinar Morphemic Glossing'' (IMG) of ancient languages'''.
[[File:Glossing-Demotic-Brugsch_1855_115.png|500x90px|right|'''Glossing of Heinrich Brugsch (1855)''']]
This is an open access forum on recommendations for the''' Interlinar Morphemic Glossing (IMG) of ancient languages'''.


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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]].
 
''In order to create a new page for another language, please follow [[Help:Contents#Creating a new page|these instructions]].''


=== General Glossing Rules ===
* General [[Glossing Rules]] (Alignment, Interpuctuation)
* Recommended [[Glossing Abbreviations]]
=== Glossing recommendations for different languages ===
* [[Glossing Ancient Egyptian|Ancient Egyptian]]
* [[Glossing Ancient Greek|Ancient Greek]]
=== Technical issues ===
=== Technical issues ===
* [[Unicode]] Fonts and Editing
* [[Unicode]] fonts and editing
* [[Editing glossed text examples|Editing]] of aligned text examples
* [[Editing glosses|Editing]] of aligned text examples
 
=== Examples ===
{{Contribute}}
* [[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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Glossing Ancient Languages

Glossing of Heinrich Brugsch (1855)

This is an open access forum on recommendations for the Interlinar Morphemic Glossing (IMG) of ancient languages.

Please feel free to contribute to or comment on existing pages and/or create new pages without login account. We appreciate your input. Your changes are logged under your IP address. Alternatively, you can ask for a named login account so that your changes appear under your own name.

General recommendations

Glossing of Jean François Champollion (1836-1841)
Modern glossing of same passage

Specific recommendations for different languages

  • Glossing Akkadian: Form examples and hints.
  • Ancient Egyptian
    • Glossing Earlier Egyptian (Old Egyptian/Middle Egyptian): Form examples and hints.
    • Glossing Late Egyptian: Form examples (in preparation) and hints.
    • Glossing Demotic: Form examples (Please contribute) and hints.
    • Glossing Coptic: Form examples (in preparation) and hints.
  • Glossing Ancient Greek: Form examples (in preparation) and hints.
  • Glossing Hittite: Form examples and hints.

In order to create a new page for another language, please follow these instructions.

Technical issues

Examples

(Please contribute)


If one of the following signs does not seem to be displayed correctly on your computer, please install a powerful Unicode font like Charis SIL or New Athena Unicode: , š, , ʿ, (for Egyptian:) , , , , .