Online Resources
Sept 28, 2007 1:47:23 GMT -5
Post by us4-he2-gal2 on Sept 28, 2007 1:47:23 GMT -5
Thread Orientation: This thread is a simple list of online resources of differing scope and function. Ive chosen a brief list of those I find most useful, all are more then welcome to reply with similiar lists/urls of scholarly content however.
General URL's of Unusual Interest:
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ETCSL - Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature: Oxford
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/
- Makes available nearly 400 transliterations and translations focusing on commen literary themes.
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DCSL, Diachronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature: Oxford
dcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/
- A examination of the Chronology of Sumerian literature (many to be found above at etcsl)
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ePSD, Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary Project:
psd.museum.upenn.edu/epsd/index.html
- The online version will allow you to see the translation of a Sumerian word, an accompanying picture of the Cuneiform, and will provide attestations of the word in literature/lexical entries etc (the Etcsl, Cdli and DCCLT projects are frequently cross referrenced here).
- There are also many resources that lurk in the back of this website, especially useful if you read Sumerian. In example incantation transliterations:
psd.museum.upenn.edu/PSD/html/ascii/
and also: psd.museum.upenn.edu/PSD/html/ascii/incantation/
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Index to Sumerian Secondary Literature (ISSL) UofPenn
ISSL, ccat.sas.upenn.edu/psd/www/ISSL-doc.html
- Ive just found this one recently and am learning to use it. Basically in the best case scenario you can type in a sumerian word, or english rendering, and get reference's to which scholarly works had delt with the word. For example entering 'dim3-me' (Sumerian Lamashtu) will bring up a list of relevant published works - care must be used however, as in this particular example many forms of dim3-me were retrieved that do not relate to Lamashtu, and Im stil not certain of the full extent this tool can be utilized.
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DCCLT, Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts: U of California, Berkeley
cuneiform.ucla.edu/dcclt/
- Provides online access to many lexcial lists, transliteration only, the introductions here prove helpful to the new comer
cuneiform.ucla.edu/dcclt/dcclt_intro.html
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CDLI, Cuneiform Digital Library Iniative: U of California, Berkeley
www.cdli.ucla.edu/
- Wonderful resource, a systematic relience on this page will in one motion provide the layman with a perspective on museums that house cuneiform collections, the museum number or tablet numbering system, publication references for the tablets of interest, as well as getting most of us as close as we will every come to ever examing the tablets.
- Note also the Cdli wiki :
www.cdli.ucla.edu:16080/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
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CDP, The Cuneiform Digital Palaeography Project: Birmingham
www.cdp.bham.ac.uk/About_CDP/index.htm
- Im also including here a resource I have not been adequatly able to take advantage of, in part because the guestaccess currently appears to be unavailable. From what Ive seen it should be quite a Cuneiform database in the making - Go to Database> enter the database> click here for guest access> Browse instances> select instance with drop down window, it should work if page is repaired.
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E-Tact, (electronic Translations of Akkadian Cuneiform Texts)
www.etana.org/etact/
- I was very excited to stumble on this as I have long looked for such an offering of online Akkadian texts. Its a wonderful project, the page says "The conception was to offer modern and reliable translations to non-specialists interested in the history and culture of the Ancient Near East." The idea then is a very beneficent sharing of knowledge. If you click the 'browse by categorizes' you will get easy access to all translations, I dont recommend the search feature though as the number of said translations right now is TINY relatively speaking. Unforunately. This may be due to the fact the project is only a year old or so, or it may be that the way texts are being added seems to be to wait for scholars to contact the editor, and volunteer to have their already published work added (and not many seem to be doing so)
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DURANKI , www.archaeos.org/Duranki/main.htm
- Great little project aiming to present the connection between the Sumerian people and their gods, visuals well done, especially the map of Sumer in the "Epoch" section.
A few Language based:
www.sron.nl/~jheise/akkadian/
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/edition2/cuneiformwriting.php
www.sumerian.org/sumerian.htm
Abbreviations:
www.cdli.ucla.edu:16080/wiki/index.php/Abbreviations_for_Assyriology
www.ancientneareast.net/abbreviations.html
www.univie.ac.at/orientalistik/B48-Abkue.pdf
The PDF urls:
oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/
www.etana.org/abzu/
www.jhu.edu/~neareast/cooperpublications.htm
www.itanakh.org/texts/mesopotamian/
(Thanks to Madness, Amarsin and Nadia for some of the above)
Google:
books.google.com
scholar.google.com
- Although its not ideal to rely to heavily on google, these two addresses have provided me with tips or at least hints on where I should look. Particularly helpful in determining what subjects are addressed in which periodical/book.
Mein Kopf ist schwer
General URL's of Unusual Interest:
**
ETCSL - Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature: Oxford
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/
- Makes available nearly 400 transliterations and translations focusing on commen literary themes.
**
DCSL, Diachronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature: Oxford
dcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/
- A examination of the Chronology of Sumerian literature (many to be found above at etcsl)
**
ePSD, Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary Project:
psd.museum.upenn.edu/epsd/index.html
- The online version will allow you to see the translation of a Sumerian word, an accompanying picture of the Cuneiform, and will provide attestations of the word in literature/lexical entries etc (the Etcsl, Cdli and DCCLT projects are frequently cross referrenced here).
- There are also many resources that lurk in the back of this website, especially useful if you read Sumerian. In example incantation transliterations:
psd.museum.upenn.edu/PSD/html/ascii/
and also: psd.museum.upenn.edu/PSD/html/ascii/incantation/
**
Index to Sumerian Secondary Literature (ISSL) UofPenn
ISSL, ccat.sas.upenn.edu/psd/www/ISSL-doc.html
- Ive just found this one recently and am learning to use it. Basically in the best case scenario you can type in a sumerian word, or english rendering, and get reference's to which scholarly works had delt with the word. For example entering 'dim3-me' (Sumerian Lamashtu) will bring up a list of relevant published works - care must be used however, as in this particular example many forms of dim3-me were retrieved that do not relate to Lamashtu, and Im stil not certain of the full extent this tool can be utilized.
**
DCCLT, Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts: U of California, Berkeley
cuneiform.ucla.edu/dcclt/
- Provides online access to many lexcial lists, transliteration only, the introductions here prove helpful to the new comer
cuneiform.ucla.edu/dcclt/dcclt_intro.html
**
CDLI, Cuneiform Digital Library Iniative: U of California, Berkeley
www.cdli.ucla.edu/
- Wonderful resource, a systematic relience on this page will in one motion provide the layman with a perspective on museums that house cuneiform collections, the museum number or tablet numbering system, publication references for the tablets of interest, as well as getting most of us as close as we will every come to ever examing the tablets.
- Note also the Cdli wiki :
www.cdli.ucla.edu:16080/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
**
CDP, The Cuneiform Digital Palaeography Project: Birmingham
www.cdp.bham.ac.uk/About_CDP/index.htm
- Im also including here a resource I have not been adequatly able to take advantage of, in part because the guestaccess currently appears to be unavailable. From what Ive seen it should be quite a Cuneiform database in the making - Go to Database> enter the database> click here for guest access> Browse instances> select instance with drop down window, it should work if page is repaired.
**
E-Tact, (electronic Translations of Akkadian Cuneiform Texts)
www.etana.org/etact/
- I was very excited to stumble on this as I have long looked for such an offering of online Akkadian texts. Its a wonderful project, the page says "The conception was to offer modern and reliable translations to non-specialists interested in the history and culture of the Ancient Near East." The idea then is a very beneficent sharing of knowledge. If you click the 'browse by categorizes' you will get easy access to all translations, I dont recommend the search feature though as the number of said translations right now is TINY relatively speaking. Unforunately. This may be due to the fact the project is only a year old or so, or it may be that the way texts are being added seems to be to wait for scholars to contact the editor, and volunteer to have their already published work added (and not many seem to be doing so)
**
DURANKI , www.archaeos.org/Duranki/main.htm
- Great little project aiming to present the connection between the Sumerian people and their gods, visuals well done, especially the map of Sumer in the "Epoch" section.
A few Language based:
www.sron.nl/~jheise/akkadian/
etcsl.orinst.ox.ac.uk/edition2/cuneiformwriting.php
www.sumerian.org/sumerian.htm
Abbreviations:
www.cdli.ucla.edu:16080/wiki/index.php/Abbreviations_for_Assyriology
www.ancientneareast.net/abbreviations.html
www.univie.ac.at/orientalistik/B48-Abkue.pdf
The PDF urls:
oi.uchicago.edu/research/pubs/catalog/
www.etana.org/abzu/
www.jhu.edu/~neareast/cooperpublications.htm
www.itanakh.org/texts/mesopotamian/
(Thanks to Madness, Amarsin and Nadia for some of the above)
Google:
books.google.com
scholar.google.com
- Although its not ideal to rely to heavily on google, these two addresses have provided me with tips or at least hints on where I should look. Particularly helpful in determining what subjects are addressed in which periodical/book.
Mein Kopf ist schwer