ISMS: Idrani Artifacts

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The Idrani Standard Metalinguistic Specification is the only official description of the Idrani language as created by Trent M. Pehrson. All information in this document is the sole property of Trent M. Pehrson unless otherwise specified. For information on terms of use use and copyright policies, click on the link labeled 'terms of use' in the navigation bar at the top of this page.

Artifacts

Artifacts Overview
Artifact Categories

Computer Enhanced Printing Plates
Faux Commercial Props
Haltu Palimpsest
Interactive E-books
Kalevala Masks
Ksatlai Manuscripts
Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Parchments
Selected Death and Burial Artifacts
Selected Leaves from the Shantiku Codex
Stones From the Four Mountains

Notes

Images of Silhejemuwi
Image of Kyeli'a Qabal

Artifacts Overview

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About The Idrani Artifacts

In the development of Idrani, artifacts have always been a way of testing the language-- especially in the realms of cultural ideology, orthography and lexicon. This also means, however, that the artifacts created over the existence of the language are each from a particular period of its development. Accordingly, not all the artifacts containing language are analyzable with the information outlined in this synchronic description of Idrani as it is today. In the future, it is hoped that an additional section can be added to this specification detailing a historical perspective of Idrani.

This selected group of artifacts represents only a portion of all those created. Others have been used in various artistic and commercial enterprises or have been created for personal purposes-- making them inappropriate for display herein. Notwithstanding the limited nature of this collection, it is hoped that the reader will enjoy browsing through them.

Please note that this section of the ISMS contains many very large, very high resolution graphics which may take time to load on older systems.

Artifact Categories
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Overview of Artifact Categories The following categories are used to classify groups of Idrani artifacts. Click on the links listed below to see descriptions of and links to artifact images within the described category.
Computer Enhanced Printing Plates	Computer enhanced images of idrani printing plates.
Faux Commercial Props	Some CG props experimenting with Idrani commercial labeling.
Haltu Palimpsest	A series of selected pages from an experimental Idrani orthography notebook.
Interactive E-books	Interactive books which can be leafed through.
Kalevala Masks	A series of paper mache masks designed to represent several of the characters in the Idrani kalevala.
Ksatlai Manuscripts	A selected group of finished manuscripts in the Suksatlai script.
Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Parchments	A set of ceremonial stones taken from four mountains.
Selected Death and Burial Artifacts	An artificial mummy and related burial artifacts.
Selected Leaves From the Shantiku Codex	A set of four leaves from the collection of legends known as the Shantiku.
Stones From the Four Mountains	A set of ceremonial stones from four mountains.

Computer Enhanced Printing Plates

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About the Computer Generated Printing Plates

These artifacts were created by digitally editing images to create the appearance of metal printing plates.

1	Edict of Owahi

A computer generated plate for printing copies of the Edict of Owahi.

2	Edict of Sojawi

A computer generated plate for printing copies of the Edict of Sojawi.

3	Sunti Plate

The plate for printing the first run of the back side of the Sunti, a unit of Idrani currency.

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Faux Commercial Props

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About the Faux Commercial Props

The commercial props are a series of computer generated beverage images with labels in various Idrani scripts. These artifacts are quite poorly executed but were useful as experiments.

1	Chungso Ale

A computer generated bottle of so-called chungso ale complete with label in the Kisadi script.

2	Kyonakekai Juice

A computer generated bottle of so-called kyonakekai juice complete with formed-glass label in the Pachowi script.

3	Taszhako Sap Treat

A computer generated bottle of so-called taszhako sap treat complete with label in the Lhai script.

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Haltu Palimpsest

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About the Haltu Palimpsest

The Haltu Palimpsest began life as a lexical notebook in the very early stages of the development of Idrani. Later, when better resources were found for managing lexicon, the pages were erased, soaked or scraped and the book, with its beautiful parchment pages, became a notebook for testing various Idrani scripts.

1	Disipokhi Leaves 1 and 2

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a test of the Disipokhi script.

2	Hitali Leaves 1 and 2

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a test of the Hitali script.

3	Idrani Majuscule Leaves 1 and 2

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a test of the Idrani Majuscule script.

4	Neorunica Leaves 1 and 2

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a test of the Neorunica script.

5	Neorunica Leaves 3 and 4

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a continued test of the Neorunica script.

6	Nusipokhi Leaves 1 and 2

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a test of the Nusipokhi script.

7	Sa'elmo Leaves 1 and 2

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a test of the Sa'elmo script.

8	Sa'elmo Leaves 3 and 4

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing another test of the Sa'elmo script.

9	Tolkienian Mode Ksatlai Leaves 1 and 2

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing another test of the Tolkienian mode of the Ksatlai script.

10	Tolkienian Mode Ksatlai Leaves 3 and 4

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing another test of the Tolkienian mode of the Ksatlai script.

11	Zhiko Leaves 3 and 4

Two leaves of the palimpsest showing a test of the Zhiko script.

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Interactive E-books
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About the Interactive E-books Currently, only one interactive e-book is available. However, it is hoped that in the near future, the full set of the Shantiku among other works will be digitized and presented here.
Khanuhtlah Istiya	An interactive presentation of the legend Khanuhtlah Istiya (He Chased a Pebble) from the Shantiku (Spider Book) .

Kalevala Masks

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About the Kalevala Masks

The word kalevala is borrowed from Finnish and is used to classify a genre of literature which consists of stories involving a group of fantastic characters and which usually impart a moral. The Idrani kalevala are similar to traditional fairy tales. The kalevala masks are a series of paper mache masks designed to represent several of the characters in the kalevala. Each of the kalevala characters has an ancient name in addition to the name listed below.

1	Choba Mask

Mask of Night Blackness the monster.

2	Doqai Mask

Mask of Male-soldier-servant the anthropomorphic, catlike creature.

3	Intswa Mask

Mask of Vulture the anthropomorphic vulture-like creature.

4	Ket Tsiksal Mask

Mask of Bird Thief the anthropomorphic magpie.

5	Meqai Mask

Mask of Female-builder-servant the anthropomorphic, catlike creature.

6	Qeinti Mask

Mask of Anarchist the scared and tattooed warrior.

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Ksatlai Manuscripts

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About the Ksatlai Manuscripts

The Ksatlai manuscripts are finished works in the Suksatlai script. The Suksatlai script allows subgraphemic components to be stretched and manipulated into an infinite number of linear shapes. This allows a single, organic character which can both prescribe pronunciation and pictorially hint to meaning.

Kuwa

A poetic work entitled Kuwa (Moon) about the Terran moon.

Manrai

A translation of a scriptural story.

Maskuka

A translation of a scriptural doctrine.

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Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Parchments

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About the Miscellaneous Manuscripts and Parchments

The artifacts in this category are primarily experimental. In other words, most of them were created to test concepts. As experiments, some of the artifacts are poorly executed and only partially complete.

1	Alphabet Book Leaf 1

A leaf from a Nusipokhi alphabet book.

2	Alphabet Book Leaf 2

Another leaf from a Nusipokhi alphabet book.

3	Deed of Nakha

This artifact is a fictional deed for a person named Nakha.

4	Deed of Shihon

This artifact is a fictional deed for a person named Shihon.

5	Map of Tsiksa

This artifact was the first Idrani attempt at cartography. It is a fictional representation of real geography. The fictional name of the place is Tsiksa.

6	Nuhtla Istiya Fragment

A parchment fragment from an artificially aged manuscript containing the legend Khanuhtlah Istiya.

7	Spell Book Page

An artifact created as an illustration for a book written by an associate.

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Selected Death and Burial Artifacts

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About the Selected Death and Burial Artifacts

This category includes the Suk-ha mummy and a very early artifact known as a burial ta. The Suk-ha mummy was originally created as a Halloween decoration. Later it inspired the creation of other artifacts related to death and burial. Unfortunately many of the burial artifacts were destroyed in an accident. The burial ta was the first artifact created by the author of Idrani.

Burial Ta

In the Idrani burial tradition, the ta is an implement buried with the dead for identification purposes.

2	Suk-ha Mummy

An artificial life-sized mummy.

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Selected Leaves from The Shantiku Codex

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About the Selected Leaves from the Shantiku Codex

The Shanitku (Spider Book) is a fully completed collection of three of the Idrani kalevala. They are: Teshik Djiyal (Strange Boy's Spokes), Kaladjiya (Fish Boy), and , Khanuktlah Istiya (He Chased a Pebble). The codex also contains a text describing Shanti (Spider) who is the scapegoat witness of each story. The idea of a storytelling spider as well as the Idrani word for spider (shanti) were borrowed from the African tradition of Ashanti.

1	Front Cover

This is an image of the front cover of the Shantiku codex.

2	Scribe and Author Page

This is an image of a page of the Shantiku codex which lists the name(s) of the scribe and the author of the story.

Text Page

This is an image of a page of the Shantiku codex which contains part of the text of the story.

4	Title Page

This is an image of a page of the Shantiku codex which gives the title of the story.

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Stones from The Four Mountains

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About the Stones from the Four Mountains

Each of the stones shown below comes from the respective peak of one of the four cardinal mountains. The northern mountain is known as Kyeli'a Qabal (Dead Man's Tongue), the southern mountain is known as Lentakohti (Flying House), the eastern mountain is known as Silhejemu (Wisdom Mother), and the western mountain is known as Maskaqechu (Sun Blanket). Each of these peaks has significance in Idrani legend and tradition.

1	Estiyi Lentakohtin

The stone from Lentakohti (Flying House), the southern mountain.

2	Estiyi Kyeli'a Qabal

The stone from Kyeli'a Qabal (Dead Man's Tongue), the northern mountain.

3	Estiyi Maskaqechul

The stone from Maskaqechu (Sun Blanket), the western mountain.

4	Estiyi Silhejemun

The stone from Silhejemu (Wisdom Mother), the eastern mountain.

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Artifacts Section Notes

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Artifacts Section Notes

Following are the notes for this section of the ISMS. Notes are supplemental to information presented above. You may use the links below to browse through the notes.

Images of Kyeli'a Qabal
Images of Silhejemuwi