Extended Alphabets for Lingua

COPTIC, SYRIAC, UGARITIC, AND AKKADIAN

Expand Lingua beyond Greek, Hebrew, Arabic, and Cyrillic with specialized language modules designed for Near Eastern, classical, and biblical scholarship.

These modules are available as add-ons to Lingua, which itself is an add-on to the Nota Bene Workstation.

Built for Specialized Scholarly Writing

These modules extend Lingua for scholars working in traditions that require more than mainstream language support.

They are fully integrated across the writing environment, bibliographic tools, and text retrieval system.

Why These Modules Matter

Fully Integrated with Lingua

These alphabets use the same advanced language system as Lingua’s core supported scripts, so they work naturally within the Nota Bene environment.

Works Across Nota Bene

Use them not only in the word processor, but also in Ibidem bibliographic databases and Orbis text retrieval.

Designed for Specialist Scholarship

They support the kinds of languages and writing systems needed for biblical, classical, and Near Eastern studies.

High-Quality Scholarly Output

From screen display to printed output, the modules are built for accurate rendering and professional results.

What's Included in Each Module

Each alphabet package includes the tools needed to work comfortably in that language.

Fonts

High-quality scalable TrueType fonts designed specifically for each script.

  • Coptic — Nag Hammadi style font for Coptic scholarship.

  • Syriac — Estrangelo font with right-to-left support.

  • Akkadian — Hollow font with full Rykle Borger glyph support.

  • Ugaritic — Standard font package for inscriptional work.

Keyboard Support

Keyboard files and language-switching shortcuts make it easy to move between alphabets while writing.

Accent and Rendering Tools

Updated accent tables and rendering tables help ensure precise placement and clean scholarly output.

Script-Specific Enhancements

Specialized tools include Akkadian character selection support and automatic right-to-left editing for Syriac.

See the Alphabets in Use

Add Specialist Language Support to Lingua

Bring Coptic, Syriac, Ugaritic, or Akkadian into the same research and writing environment you already use in Nota Bene.

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