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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

On the Genealogy of Script III - VIII

The lead image shows Egyptian god Thoth - according to Egyptian mythology, the inventor of hieroglyphs and of script in general. Here, as often, depicted with the head of an ibis. Here follows sectio...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

On the Genealogy of Script I & II

This is a brief exploration of the origin of written language and how different writing systems and alphabets are related – or, in some cases, how they can possibly be related. As with everything els...

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@Mictorrani · 3 years ago

Transcription & Transliteration: Some Thoughts on Written Language & Foreign Names

Generally proper names are problematic. Ideally, they should never be changed from their original form; after all, a name is a name, as such it cannot be changed. If someone's name is Enrique, it is E...

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