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*Entirely in lower case letters (except special display forms)!
*Entirely in lower case letters (except special display forms)!
*Use the correct characters/notation:
*Use the correct characters/notation:
<div style="margin-left:20px;">
<div style="margin-left:20px;">{{Help:Transliteration}}</div>
{| class="table_lines"
! Character
! Meaning
! Explanation/note
|-
| <code>a e</code> ...<br><code style="white-space:nowrap;">χ φ ś θ þ</code>
| transcription characters, inclunding special characters
| Lower case variants of the corresponding [[:Category:Character|characters]] (arche-graphemes)!
|-
| <code> </code>
| [[space]]
| Automatically separates the [[:Category:Word|words]] in the transliteration. Use spaces to separate words, even if there is no word separation at all in the original inscription.
|-
| <code>:</code>
| [[separator]]
| Automatically separates the [[:Category:Word|words]] in the transliteration. Do not try to display more points: "<code>:</code>" is the sign for <u>all</u> variants of [[separator|separators]], like "<code>a</code>" is the sign for all variants of [[A]]!
|-
| <code>&amp;#x0323;</code>
| difficult or uncertain to read, severely damaged
| point below the preceeding character
|-
| <code>·</code>
| [[punctuation|syllabic punctuation]]
| Also to be used when unclear whether it's an separator (see above).
|-
| <code>/</code>
| [[newline|new line, line change]]
|-
| <code>?</code>
| [[unknown|unknown or unreadable or unidentifiable sign]]
|-
| <code>§</code>
| [[§|decorative or non-script sign]]
|}
</div>
*Use " " or "<code>:</code>" to separate words, and "<code>!</code>" to separate linked and displayed forms of a word, e.g. "<code>linkform<span style="color:red;">!</span>displayform</code>".
*Use " " or "<code>:</code>" to separate words, and "<code>!</code>" to separate linked and displayed forms of a word, e.g. "<code>linkform<span style="color:red;">!</span>displayform</code>".
*The linked form must be a [[:Category:Word|word page]]! These are <u>normalised</u> word forms, there are no word pages for writing variants!
*The linked form must be a [[:Category:Word|word page]]! These are <u>normalised</u> word forms, there are no word pages for writing variants!

Revision as of 10:32, 3 January 2014

With this form, pages that use the Template:inscription can be created or edited. See the Category:Inscription for a list of all 389 inscription pages.

Note: Use the correct punctuation mark (e.g. the hyphen "-") for sigla and page names of inscriptions, e.g. "MA-4"