Create a lemma entry

This option is only available to the user with the administrator privileges for the lemma-list. If you have a new lemma, which is not yet present in the BTS lemma list, please send BTS team a proposal via email: aegypt1@bbaw.de.

  1. To create a new lemma, open the lemma view. On the left you will see the Lemma Navigator: a list of available lemmata, grouped alphabetically.
  2. Select an appropriate group from the list, where your lemma should be placed. It will expand, showing further groups. You can either use your mouse (left-click) or navigate with arrows on your keyboard (up and down to navigate between groups, right and left to expand or collapse them).
  3. Narrow the choice down even more by selecting a further, smaller group. A list of lemmata will appear. You should check if the lemma you wish to enter really has not been entered yet.
  4. Click on in the Lemma Navigator toolbar, in order to add a child entry for a lemma.
  5. In the Lemma Editor add a transliteration for your lemma.
  6. In the text-input field below you may also add hieroglyphs. In order to do that, open the Hieroglyph Type Writer (HTW) and follow the instructions on how to enter hieroglyphs for a text.
  7. In the text-input field below, enter a translation for your lemma (choosing the language of your translation beforehand).
  8. Add a bibliographical reference to a dictionary or an actual text as a reference in the Passport Editor.