User:DanielWerning

Dr. Daniel A. Werning

Daniel Werning studied Egyptology, General Linguistics, and Computer Sciences in Göttingen and Heidelberg (Germany).

He is now working at the Excellence Cluster "Topoi", Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Germany).

Contact and academic homepages: at HU Berlin, at Topoi.

Main Research interests
 * Ancient Egyptian Grammar, Hieroglyphic writing system, Language typology, Construction Grammar, Spatial linguistics;
 * Textual criticism;
 * Egyptian Netherworld Books, Theology of the Egyptian New Kingdom;
 * Digital Humanities, esp. TEI/EpiDoc.

DH Projects (current)
 * Project Die ägyptische und orientalische "Rubensohn-Bibliothek" (ÄMP, SMB, Berlin):  TEI/EpiDoc encoding concept and DH workflow.


 * Project The Rosetta Stone online: online publication of its text, richly annotated, link to test server on request.


 * Project Encoding Complex Writing Systems (EnCoWs): community discussiong the TEI/EpiDoc encoding of non-linear and/or iconic writing systems.