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In TEI, languages and scripts need to be encoded by a standardized abbreviation. [1]

Abbreviation scheme

The abbreviation scheme is "[LANGUAGE CODE]-[SCRIPT CODE]", [2]
e.g., "copt-Copt".

Private use specifications come after an additional "-x-",
e.g., "egy-Egyp-x-egym-Egypcs".

Language codes

State: in discussion
Language Language code
(no capitals!)
References
Akkadian akk [3]
Arabic ar [3]
Aramaic, Imperial arc [3]
Egyptian-Coptic egx [3]
Egyptian, pre-Coptic Egyptian egy [3]
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 [3]
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 [3]
English en [3]
Greek, Ancient grc [3]
Hebrew, Ancient hbo [3]
Latin la [3]
Meroitic xmr [3]
Nubian nub [3]
Nubian, Old Nubian nbw [3]
Syriac syr [3]

Script codes

State: in discussion
Script [4] Script code
(with capitals!)
References
Arabic Arab [3]
Aramäisch, Imperial Armi [3]
Coptic Copt [3]
Coptic, Coptic cursive -x-Coptcs Suggestion
Coptic, Coptic half uncial script -x-Copthu Suggestion
Coptic, Coptic uncial script -x-Coptu Suggestion
Egyptian, Hieroglyphs Egyp [3]
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 [3]
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 [3]
Egyptian, Early Demotic -x-Egydol Suggestion
Egyptian, Middle Demotic -x-Egydmd Suggestion
Egyptian, Late Demotic -x-Egydlt Suggestion
Greek Grek [3]
Latin Latn [3]
Meroitic Cursive Merc [3]
Meroitic Hieroglyphs Mero [3]
Syriac Syrc [3]

References

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.