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  • 1.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    A Modest Addition to Early Syro-Mesopotamian Calendars2011In: Akkade is King: A collection of papers by friends and colleagues presented to Aage Westenholz on the occasion of his 70th birthday 15th of May 2009 / [ed] G. Barjamovic, J. L. Dahl, U. S. Koch, W. Sommerfeld & J. Goodnick Westenholz, Leiden: Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten , 2011, p. 29-35Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    A Sargonic period cuneiform text containing a month name from the Old Semitic calendar attested e.g. at Abu Salabikh and Ebla is treated and commented on. An interpretation of the month name is proposed.

  • 2.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    An Ur III Messenger text from Umma in the Haldar collection2013In: Cuneiform Digital Library Notes, ISSN 1546-6566, Vol. 1Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Publication of a messenger text in cuneiform writing from a private collection in Uppsala, Sweden. The text dates from the latter half of the Ur III period (c 2100-2000 BCE) and lists disbursements to a group of ten named and an unknown number of unlisted persons. The known modern history is described in brief.

  • 3.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Do Not Study Assyrian!: A Survey of Swedish Assyriological and Ancient Near Eastern Researchers ca. 1760–20002019In: The Rod and Measuring Rope: Festschrift for Olof Pedersén / [ed] Karlsson, Mattias, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2019, p. 1-19Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The article provides an overview of persons hailing from or active in Sweden, active within the scholarly field of the ancient Near East, either in language studies, cultural studies and religion, or archaeology.

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  • 4.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Kingship in the Early Mesopotamian Onomasticon 2800–2200 BCE2012Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Thousands of Sumerian and Old Akkadian personal names from 3rd millennium BCE Meso-potamia are known and documented. The present study inspects names containing the royal appellatives, Sumerian lugal and Akkadian śarrum. The study aims at uncovering the rela-tionships between personal names and the development of early historical kingship and reli-gious thought in the area.

    An overview of Sumerian and Old Akkadian names and name-giving serves as a starting point for semantic investigations of lugal- and śarrum-names. Sumerian and Old Akkadian names are to a large extent meaningful, and the literal meaning can be used to arrive at an understanding of the symbolic value, which led to the coining of the name. Discussions rely on comparable passages of contemporary and later written traditions.

    To facilitate discussion and comparisons between the languages, names are divided into semantic groups based on characteristic traits found in contemporary royal inscriptions and religious texts. Parallel constructions are noted whenever such constructions are known. Names are assigned human or divine referents when possible. A look at political and religious developments puts the distribution of certain name types over time and space into perspective. Local and regional traditions and types are displayed and related either to royal ideological traits or to theological speculation. Besides locally significant gods, a few other deities can be identified as referents in names. A brief statistical overview of different archives shows that names featuring the figure of the lugal experience an increase in popularity at the expense of  other types.

    A system of annotation gives approximate numbers for bearers of names belonging to the types investigated. Lists of attestations, which document date and archival context, form the basis for discussions and conclusions and make the material available for inspection and further exploration.

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  • 5.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Note on a “new” Naramsin year name2013In: N.A.B.U., ISSN 0989-5671, no 4, p. 100-101Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Analysis of a recently published year name from southern Mesopotamia dating to the Classic Sargonic period (ca 2240-2200 BCE). An overlooked parallel is presented. The syntax of year names written in syllabic Akkadian and with logographic Sumerian elements is discussed.

  • 6. Andersson, Jakob
    Private Commemorative Inscriptions of the Early Dynastic and Sargonic Periods: Some Considerations2016In: Materiality of Writing in Early Mesopotamia / [ed] Thomas E. Balke, Christina Tsouparopoulou, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 2016, p. 47-71Chapter in book (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The article presents a preliminary survey of third millennium Sumerian and Akkadian inscriptions before the Neo-Sumerian period on objects dedicated to gods. Manufacture, object types and social standing of persons offering such objects are examined, and the structure and contents of the inscriptions are analyzed. Comparisons to royal inscriptional materials are drawn, offering new results and new avenues for research.

  • 7.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Review of: Aruz, Joan; Benzel, Kim & Evans, Jean M. (eds.): Beyond Babylon: Art, Trade, and Diplomacy in the Second Millennium B.C. New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 20082013In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, ISSN 0084-0076, Vol. 103, p. 406-408Article, book review (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Review of an exhibition catalogue from the exhibit "Beyond Babylon" at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY, NY, Nov 15 2008-Mar 15 2009.

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  • 8.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Review of: Charvát, Petr & Maříková Vlčková, Petra (eds.): Who Was King? Who Was Not King?: The Rulers and the Ruled in the Ancient Near East. Prague: Institute of Archaeology of the Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, 20102013In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, ISSN 0084-0076, Vol. 103, p. 412-414Article, book review (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Review of a volume collecting papers presented at the conference "Who was king? Who was not king? The rulers and the ruled in the Ancient Near East", Prague, Apr 14-16, 2010.

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  • 9.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Review of: Huh, Su Kyung: Studien zur Region Lagaš: Von der Ubaid- bis zur altbabylonischen Zeit. Münster: Ugarit-Verlag, 2008 (Alter Orient und Altes Testament 345)2014In: Wiener Zeitschrift für die Kunde des Morgenlandes, ISSN 0084-0076, Vol. 104, p. 273-276Article, book review (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
    Abstract [en]

    Review of a monograph comprising a reworked doctoral dissertation. The volume under review attempts to present a synthesis of evidence of several decades of primarily French excavations in southern Iraq in the major centres of the Sumerian city-state of Lagaš; one of the historically best attested and most important Sumerian states.

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  • 10.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Humanistisk-samhällsvetenskapliga vetenskapsområdet, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology, Asian and African Languages and Cultures, Assyriology.
    Some Cuneiform Texts from the Haldar Collection. Two Old Babylonian Contracts2008In: Orientalia Suecana, ISSN 0078-6578, E-ISSN 2001-7324, Vol. 57, p. 5-22Article in journal (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Two Old Babylonian contracts from a Swedish private collection are published. The known modern history of the contracts is described. The texts are given a historical and geographical context in the Ancient Near East of the Old Babylonian period (ca 2000-1595 BCE). The type of text, the people appearing in them, some administrative procedures and the times in which the contracts were written are discussed.

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  • 11.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    The God dNE.DAG = "torch" ?2013In: N.A.B.U., ISSN 0989-5671, no 4, p. 99-100Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    The name of a Sumerian divinity known from Early Dynastic (ca 2600-2350 BCE) Sumerian incantations from Fara and Ebla is analyzed from an equivalency in an Eblaite (ca 2400 BCE) lexical list. The lexical evidence is compared to the deity's potential function in in the incantations.

  • 12.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Third Millennium Cuneiform Texts in a Swedish Private Collection2014In: Cuneiform Digital Library Bulletin, E-ISSN 1540-8760, Vol. 1, p. 1-11Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Three early Mesopotamian cuneiform documents are studied and treated. One is a contract dealing with the acquisition of fields in the Early Dynastic Sumerian city of Šuruppag (ca 2600 BCE); one is a foundation document written on a clay cone commemorating the building of a temple by Gudea, governor of the city-state of Lagaš (ca 2120 BCE); one is a small administrative text from the eighth year of the reign of the Ur III king Šu-Su'en (ca 2030 BCE). The barley to copper equivalency found in some Early Dynastic Šuruppag contracts is discussed based on information in the first text.

  • 13.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Åke W. Sjöberg: 1. 8. 1924–8. 8. 20142015In: Zeitschrift für Assyrologie und Vorderasiatische Archäologie, ISSN 0084-5299, E-ISSN 1613-1150, Vol. 105, no 1, p. 1-3Article in journal (Refereed)
    Abstract [en]

    Memorial article over Orientalist and Near Eastern philologist Åke Waldemar Sjöberg, 1924–2014. Born in Sala, Sweden, educated in Uppsala and Heidelberg, active as professor and researcher in Chicago and Philadelphia. Curator of the Tablet Collections of the University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Editor of the Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary.

  • 14.
    Andersson, Jakob
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Geomapping Landscapes of Writing (GLoW): Large-Scale Spatial Analysis of the Cuneiform Corpus (c. 3400 BCE to 100 CE)2019Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Cuneiform writing ranks among the largest bodies of ancient historical documentation. No attempt has hitherto been made to fully geomap this corpus. Combining philology, archaeology, and comparative linguistics, GLoW assembles and analyses a full digital record of this corpus drawing on recent advances in digital humanities. As a first quantifiable, comprehensive study of the cuneiform corpus, GLoW provides a benchmark example of applying digital and spatial computing tools to the study of early writing. Engaging with artifacts marred by years of recent conflict, it also serves as a key reference document for protecting part of the common heritage of humankind.

  • 15.
    Andersson, Jakob
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Large-Scale Approaches to Writing in the Ancient World: Mapping the Cuneiform Corpus (c. 3,400 BCE – 100 CE)2021Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 16.
    Andersson, Jakob
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    The Big Picture: Large-Scale Trends in the Distribution and Composition of the Cuneiform Corpus2020Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Histories of the ancient world are founded on the assumption that historical documents are products of unique circumstances of production, deposition, and preservation, unlikely to be repeated and therefore particular in nature. The idiographic position of the written word as a source of knowledge about the past rests upon this notion of uniqueness and exclusivity, as opposed to the omnipresence and perceived vulgarity of material culture. Counting a conservative half million individual texts, the cuneiform corpus ranks among the largest discrete bodies of writing from the ancient world. This plethora of records, its noticeable diversity of genres, and its impressive temporal and spatial extent suggest regularity, rather than coincidence, in its formation and distribution as a historical artefact. Yet, because of its immense size and extreme temporal and spatial spread, no attempt has ever been made to map this corpus in full.

    This paper introduces the structure, programme, and preliminary observations of a three-year research project at Uppsala University which aims to produce an updated, global survey of cuneiform inscriptions in collaboration with existing text catalogues and data repositories. Harnessing GIS-aided remote sensing and spatial analysis coupled with digital humanities research tools, the project aims to explore our newfound technological ability to accurately capture, assess, and quantify the material imprint of this immense corpus. In so doing, the project will aim to make available an updated suite of attribute, spatial, and temporal metadata resources for free dissemination and reuse, as well as dedicated studies of corpus composition, linguistic landscapes, and the materiality of texts.

  • 17.
    Andersson, Jakob
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Geomapping Landscapes of Writing (GLoW): Large-Scale Spatial Analysis of the Cuneiform Corpus (c. 3400 BCE to 100 CE)2021Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The cuneiform record ranks among the largest preserved bodies of historical documentation from the ancient world (Streck 2010). Conveyed on omnipresent and extremely durable types of material, cuneiform texts are preserved in immense, extending over all of the Middle East and a historical period of more than three millennia of early human history. Drawing on recent advances in digital humanities and geospatial data mapping, GLoW aims to survey, analyse, and investigate broader, macrohistorical patterns in the formation and preservation of this unique historical record. As a first quantifiable, comprehensive study of the cuneiform corpus, GLoW will provide a benchmark example of the application of digital and spatial computing tools to the study of writing in early human history. This poster offers an introduction to key research foci and the project research programme, including an introduction to data infrastructure, dissemination, and key collaborators.

  • 18.
    Nett, Seraina
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Here, There, and Everywhere: A Global Heritage Perspective on Cuneiform Culture2022Conference paper (Refereed)
  • 19.
    Nett, Seraina
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Geomapping Landscapes of Writing: Large-Scale Analyses of the Distribution and Composition of the Cuneiform Corpus2020Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 20.
    Pedersén, Olof
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Sinclair, Paul
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Hein, Irmgard
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Cities and Urban Landscapes in the Ancient Near East and Egypt with Special Focus on the City of Babylon2010In: The Urban Mind: Cultural and Environmental Dynamics / [ed] Paul J.J. Sinclair, Gullög Nordquist, Frands Herschend & Christian Isendahl, Uppsala: Department of Archaeology and Ancient History, Uppsala University , 2010, p. 113-147Chapter in book (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    The authors give a brief overview of socio-environmental interactions underpinning urbanism in the part of the world with the longest urban development, that is, the Ancient Near East and Egypt 5000–100 BC. Further details are presented for southern Mesopotamia, with a special focus on the city of Babylon during the reign of Nebuchadnezzar II in the 6th century BC.

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  • 21.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Melin-Kronsell, Nils
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Geomapping Landscapes of Writing:Large-Scale Spatial Analysis of the Cuneiform Corpus (c. 3400 BCE to 100 CE)2022Conference paper (Other academic)
  • 22.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    An Open Access Index for the Geographical Distribution of the Cuneiform Corpus2021In: Cuneiform Digital Library Journal, E-ISSN 1540-8779, no 1, p. 1-12Article in journal (Refereed)
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  • 23.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Cuneiform Inscriptions Geographical Site Index (CIGS)2021Data set
    Abstract [en]

    This index contains a basic set of primary spatial, toponym, attribute, and external link information on more than 500 archaeological locations where texts written in cuneiform and derived scripts have been found, prepared by researchers of the Department of Linguistics and Philology of Uppsala University. The index is intended as a tool for students and researchers in cuneiform studies and related areas and as an aid to cultural heritage managers and educators in communicating and safeguarding this unique body of world written heritage.

    The version 1.2 index contains a total nineteen fields, namely one primary ID, one spatial accuracy field, six integer and string fields for external data links, nine string fields with toponyms, and two integer fields making up the point coordinate of the record. Coordinates given use the WGS 1984 geographic coordinate reference system (EPSG 4326) and have been truncated to four decimal digits. Site locations have been traced from archaeological gazetteers and web mapping services (e.g. Pleiades and OpenStreetMap) and digitally generated from optical recognition using current and legacy satellite imagery datasets in QGIS 3.x.

  • 24.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    The Cuneiform Corpus: A Provisional Survey2022Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    While generally recognised as one of the oldest and longest-lived scripts in human history, the sheer size of the cuneiform corpus, certainly one of the largest discrete bodies of written sources from the ancient world, is seldom properly appreciated. The present paper offers first a review and an evaluation of past quantitative assessments of the cuneiform corpus and current levels of catalogue digitisation and integration. This serves to define lacunae in general indices currently available and principal issues relating to the quantification and interrogation of textual sources at the level of an entire corpus. 

    We then proceed to discuss the distribution of the cuneiform corpus as an archaeological artefact, combining a newly developed open access spatial index of archaeological locations from across Europe, Asia, and Africa where cuneiform texts have been found (Rattenborg et al. 2021) with a quantitative survey based on aggregate numbers from scholarly literature. Aided by an extremely broad diachronic and diatopic outlook on a uniquely large body of written source material, this study sheds a first light on the full extent and prevalence of cuneiform inscriptions in the archaeological record.Geomapping Landscapes of Writing (GLoW). Department of Linguistics and Philology - Uppsala University. https://www.lingfil.uu.se/research/assyriology/glow/. Rattenborg, Rune, Carolin Johansson, Seraina Nett, Gustav Ryberg Smidt, and Jakob Andersson (2021) ‘An Open Access Index for the Geographical Distribution of the Cuneiform Corpus’. Cuneiform Digital Library Journal 2021/1: 1–12. http://www.cdli.ucla.edu/pubs/cdlj/2021/cdlj2021_001.html

  • 25.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History. Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Would You Consider Your Repository to Be Complete?: Metadata Standards and the Digital Landscape(s) of Cuneiform Studies2021Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Standardizing, integrating, and linking metadata collections for digital text catalogues will be among the most pressing tasks facing students of cuneiform texts in coming decades. Digital research environments now extend into virtually every aspect of scholarly workflows, encompassing not only the rendition of inscriptions in a digital form, but also a wide range of metadata entities spanning artefactual, linguistic, spatial, temporal, and bibliographical aspects of cuneiform texts in their historical, archaeological, and museal setting. Not only the inscriptions, but also considerable parts of our knowledge about them, are rapidly being transformed into digital and extraordinarily dynamic resources. Furthering the integration and interoperability of such resources will be a key prerequisite for unleashing the full potential of the cuneiform corpus – certainly one of the largest bodies of historical documentation ever known – for future research and learning. Within this sprawling digital landscape, efforts at interconnecting data collections are faced with a vast undergrowth of discrete projects, registers, and collections with only limited reference to centralized, controlled indices and vocabularies for the definition of basic metadata entities. Introducing Geomapping Landscapes of Writing (GLoW), a three-year research project with the Uppsala University Department of Linguistics and Philology and funded by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond, this paper reviews a program of surveying, querying, and curating metadata collections for cuneiform studies. In so doing, we point to principal lacunae in the overall coverage of current digital catalogues, potential for linking repositories, and suggestions for best practice in the generation and preservation of metadata collections in the field.

  • 26.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Large-Scale Trends in the Distribution and Composition of the Cuneiform Corpus: Introducing Geomapping Landscapes of Writing (GLoW)2020Conference paper (Other academic)
    Abstract [en]

    Histories of the ancient world are founded on the assumption that historical documents are products of unique circumstances of production, deposition, and preservation, unlikely to be repeated and therefore particular in nature. The idiographic position of the written word as a source of knowledge about the past rests upon this notion of uniqueness and exclusivity, as opposed to the omnipresence and perceived vulgarity of material culture. Counting a conservative half million individual texts, the cuneiform corpus ranks among the largest discrete bodies of writing from the ancient world. This plethora of records, its noticeable diversity of genres, and its impressive temporal and spatial extent suggest regularity, rather than coincidence, in its formation and distribution as a historical artefact. Yet, because of its immense size and extreme temporal and spatial spread, no attempt has ever been made to map this corpus in full.

    This paper introduces the structure, programme, and preliminary observations of a three-year research project at Uppsala University which aims to produce an updated, global survey of cuneiform inscriptions in collaboration with existing text catalogues and data repositories. Harnessing GIS-aided remote sensing and spatial analysis coupled with digital humanities research tools, the project aims to explore our newfound technological ability to accurately capture, assess, and quantify the material imprint of this immense corpus. In so doing, the project will aim to make available an updated suite of attribute, spatial, and temporal metadata resources for free dissemination and reuse, as well as dedicated studies of corpus composition, linguistic landscapes, and the materiality of texts.

    The project is generously funded by the Riksbankens Jubileumsfond Mixed Methods-programme (grant no. MXM19-1160:1) for 2020-2022. For further information, visit our webpage. To see updates on project activities, follow us on @GLoW_RJ

  • 27.
    Smidt, Gustav Ryberg
    et al.
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Nett, Seraina
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Rattenborg, Rune
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Johansson, Carolin
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Arts, Department of Archaeology and Ancient History.
    Andersson, Jakob
    Uppsala University, Disciplinary Domain of Humanities and Social Sciences, Faculty of Languages, Department of Linguistics and Philology.
    Geomapping Landscapes of Writing: Large-Scale Analyses of the Distribution and Composition of the Cuneiform Corpus – Sharing is caring, Digital dissemination of the Cuneiform corpus through established platforms.2021Conference paper (Other academic)
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