[en] Introduction to the encoding of Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic signs in Unicode, with a focus on the 9 control characters recently introduced in Unicode (2019). The talk focuses specifically on features of the hieroglyphic writing system that would require additional control characters (such as center insertion, rotation and mirroring).
Research Center/Unit :
Mondes anciens - ULiège
Disciplines :
Computer science Classical & oriental studies
Author, co-author :
Nederhof, Mark-Jan
Other collaborator :
Polis, Stéphane ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de l'antiquité > Egyptologie
Rosmorduc, Serge
Schweitzer, Simon
Language :
English
Title :
Unicode Control Characters for Ancient Egyptian
Publication date :
05 November 2019
Number of pages :
24 slides
Event name :
12th International Congress of Egyptologists
Event organizer :
International Association of Egyptologists
Event place :
Cairo, Egypt
Event date :
5 November 2019
Audience :
International
Funders :
F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique [BE]