Help:WikiHiero_syntax

Help:WikiHiero syntax

"WikiHiero" is a PHP script to render Egyptian hieroglyphs as PNG images. Since Egyptian hieroglyphs are currently only partially supported by Unicode, this is the only way of rendering hieroglyphs in article texts short of uploading custom images.

The script is invoked by the <hiero> tag. For example, <hiero>A</hiero> gets you the "Aleph" hieroglyph,

The <hiero> tag produces an HTML table (of class='mw-hierotable') that will separate the surrounding text into paragraphs. For inline WikiHiero images, manually add <div> tags around the paragraph and <span> tags around the hieroglyphs.

For example, the code:

<div>[[Aleph]] is thought to be derived from the West Semitic word for "[[ox]]", and its shape is ultimately based on a [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyph]] depicting an ox's head, <span style="display:inline-block"><hiero>F1</hiero></span>, in Egyptian reading a [[Egyptian biliteral signs|biliteral sign]] with the phonetic value {{lang|egy-Latn|ı͗ḥ}}.</div>

produces:

Aleph is thought to be derived from the West Semitic word for "ox", and its shape is ultimately based on a hieroglyph depicting an ox's head,

, in Egyptian reading a biliteral sign with the phonetic value ı͗ḥ.

(If the paragraph is set off with a colon, pound sign or asterisk, the <div> tags are not necessary.)

Template {{hiero}} is intended for boxes containing hieroglyphic script.

See mw:Extension:WikiHiero for the project page on MediaWiki.

Hieroglyphs

There are two ways of encoding hieroglyphs:

using Gardiner's sign list code (e.g. A12)
with the more frequent phonemes (e.g. xA)

Gardiner's sign list

A hieroglyph is encoded by:

a letter that represents the category
a number that represents rank within the category

NB until the appropriate software is enabled, the encoding will be displayed instead of the hieroglyph.

Codes

Codes are characters that:

Separate hieroglyphs
Indicate the organization of the hieroglyphs in space (that is, the position of hieroglyphs in a block)

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Hieroglyphs

Gardiner's sign list

A. Man and his Occupations

B. Woman and her Occupations

C. Anthropomorphic Deities

D. Parts of the Human Body

E. Mammals

F. Parts of Mammals

G. Birds

H. Parts of Birds

I. Amphibious Animals, Reptiles, etc.

J. None

K. Fish and Parts of Fish

L. Invertebrates and Lesser Animals

M. Trees and Plants

N. Sky, Earth, Water

O. Buildings, Parts of Buildings, etc.

P. Ships and Parts of Ships

Q. Domestics and Funerary Furniture

R. Temple Furniture and Sacred Emblems

S. Crowns, Dress, Staves, etc.

T. Warfare, Hunting, Butchery

U. Agriculture, Crafts, and Professions

V. Rope, Fiber, Baskets, Bags, etc.

W. Vessels of Stone and Earthenware

X. Loaves and Cakes

Y. Writings, Games, Music

Z. Strokes, Signs derived from Hieratic, Geometrical Figures

Aa. Unclassified

Phonemes

Codes

Separator

Example

Superposition

Example

Juxtaposition

Example

End of line

Examples

Orientation

Examples

Cartouche

Examples

See also

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