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In TEI, languages and scripts need to be encoded by a standardized abbreviation. <ref>''Languages and Writing Systems'' http://www.tei-c.org/release/doc/tei-p5-doc/en/html/MS.html#mslangs</ref>

== Abbreviation scheme ==

The abbreviation scheme is "[LANGUAGE CODE]-[SCRIPT CODE]", <ref>''Tags for Identifying Languages'' http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5646</ref> <br/>e.g., "copt-Copt".
 
Private use specifications come after an additional "-x-", 
<br/>e.g., "egy-Egyp-x-egym-Egypcs".

== Language codes ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:solid"
|-
! Language !! Language code<br/>(no capitals!) !! References
|-
| Akkadian || akk || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Arabic || ar || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Aramaic, Imperial || arc || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Egyptian-Coptic || egx || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Egyptian, pre-Coptic Egyptian || egy || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Egyptian, Older Egyptian || -x-egyor || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Later Egyptian || -x-egylr || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Old Egyptian || -x-egyo || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, Classic || -x-egym || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Late Egyptian || -x-egyl || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Égyptien de tradition / Neo-Middle Egyptian || -x-egyn || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Ptolemaic || -x-egyp || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Demotic || -x-dem || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Demotic, Early Demotic || -x-deme || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Demotic, Ptolemaic Demotic || -x-demp || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Demotic, Roman Demotic || -x-demr || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic || cop || <ref name="iana_org">''Language Subtag Registry'' http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/ (accessed March 2013)</ref>
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic, Akhmimic || -x-copa || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic, Old Coptic || -x-copo || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic, Bohairic || -x-copb || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic, Fayumic || -x-copf || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic, Middle Egyptian / Oxyrhynkhitic || -x-copm || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic, Sahidic || -x-cops || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Coptic, Sub-Akhmimic || -x-copa2 || Suggestion
|-
| German || de || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| English || en || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Greek, Ancient || grc || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Hebrew, Ancient || hbo || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Latin || la || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Meroitic || xmr || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Nubian || nub || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Nubian, Old Nubian || nbw || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Syriac || syr || <ref name="iana_org" />
|}

== Script codes ==
{{InDiscussion}}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="border:solid"
|-
! Script <ref>Based on a list from the [http://aaew.bbaw.de/tla/ TLA] database.</ref> !! Script code<br/>(with capitals!) !! References
|-
| Arabic || Arab || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Aramäisch, Imperial || Armi || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Coptic || Copt || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Coptic, Coptic cursive || -x-Coptcs || Suggestion
|-
| Coptic, Coptic half uncial script || -x-Copthu || Suggestion
|-
| Coptic, Coptic uncial script || -x-Coptu || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs || Egyp || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, classical || -x-Egypreg || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, Cryptographic spelling || -x-Egypcr || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Hieroglyphs, Ptolemaic || -x-Egyppt || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Cursive Hieroglyphs || -x-Egypcs || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Hieratic || Egyh || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Egyptian, Archaic Hieratic || -x-Egyhar || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Old Hieratic  || -x-Egyhol || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Middle Hieratic  || -x-Egyhmd || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Middle Hieratic, Book Script || -x-Egyhmdb || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Middle Hieratic, Chancery script || -x-Egyhmdc || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch || -x-Egyhlt || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch, Book script || -x-Egyhltb || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Late Hieratic/Neuhieratisch, Chancery script || -x-Egyhltc || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Latest(?) Hieratic/Späthieratisch || -x-Egyhlst || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Latest(?) Hieratic/Späthieratisch, Book script || -x-Egyhlstb || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Abnorm Hieratic || -x-Egyhab || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Demotic || Egyd || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Egyptian, Early Demotic || -x-Egydol || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Middle Demotic || -x-Egydmd || Suggestion
|-
| Egyptian, Late Demotic || -x-Egydlt || Suggestion
|-
| Greek || Grek || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Latin || Latn || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Meroitic Cursive || Merc || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Meroitic Hieroglyphs || Mero || <ref name="iana_org" />
|-
| Syriac || Syrc || <ref name="iana_org" />
|}

== References ==
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== 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.
* ''Language Subtag Registry'' http://www.iana.org/assignments/language-subtag-registry/, in: http://www.iana.org/protocols.
* ''Tags for Identifying Languages'', IETF Network Working Group, Internet Draft 'draft-phillips-langtags-02', http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-phillips-langtags-02.txt