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A quadrat block (or ''quadrate block'') is a virtual rectangle or square in Egyptian hieroglyphic text. The glyphs (hieroglyphs) can be variable in number within the ''virtual block'', though they are often proportioned according to variable standardized rules of scribal methods.〔Schumann-Antelme and Rossini, ''Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook'', subsection: ''General Considerations on Hieroglyphic Writing'', p. 13-14.〕 The definition for the block in ''Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook'' by Schumann-Antelme and Rossini, is: "A 'quadrate' is a virtual square, which although not drawn, guides the hand of the scribe. Hieroglyphs must be aesthetically positioned within the quadrate and their size must be proportioned accordingly. They form groups that are pleasing to the eye and based on the laws of balance."〔Schumann-Antelme and Rossini, p. 13.〕 ==Rosetta Stone closeup== An example of 5 lines of text from the Rosetta Stone, (lines 9, 10, 11, 12, 13), shows a width of about six to seven virtual blocks. Line 12, (fourth line) is illustrative of the variable size, in this case the widths, of the 'virtual quadrate blocks'. :The time of the festivals are stated as: "...day 1 up to day 5...", (three blocks)〔Budge, p. 160-167.〕 *N5:Z1 *Z1 *Z1 *Z1 *Z1-(day-5)-(square-block) :The three blocks: *N5:Z1 *Z1 *Z1 *Z1 *Z1-(day-1-up to-day-5) In running text blocks, prepositions can sometimes start or end a block, but may be part of the next block's translation. Running texts will sometimes actually end in the very middle of the next square. This can be accomplished because some of the prepositions come in vertical and horizontal forms: (See: N-red crown (n hieroglyph), N-water ripple (n hieroglyph)) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quadrat (hieroglyph block)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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