Research journalVolume 01A design research project

where ancient scripts meet modern world

Coptography is a design research project driven by the belief that the beauty of Egyptian scripts, both ancient and modern, should be shared with the world.

Photo by Jennifer Yacoub at the Coptic Museum, Cairo
Photo by Jennifer Yacoub at the Coptic Museum, Cairo

Index of entries

  1. Entry 01

    Coptic Alphabet

    The letters of the Coptic alphabet, one by one: their forms, names and sounds.

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  2. Entry 02

    Coptic Glossary

    An evolving glossary of Coptic words, gathered and referenced to support learning and exploration.

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  3. Entry 03

    Curated References & Quotes

    The library behind Coptography.

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A word that stayed · from the glossary

فول

Fūl · fava beans

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Pinned from the references

Saying ‘Coptic,’ we thus say ‘Egyptian.’

Ewa D. Zakrzewska, “The Coptic Language,” in Coptic Civilization (2014), p. 79

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