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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.