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In Assyriology documentation is divided into archival and library sources. Here we try to understand if this division also existed
Many documents from antiquity have not been preserved. That is not because some ancient fire destroyed them all (as was
Several clay tablets from the De Liagre Böhl collection are presented on this website. Therefore, a short note on how
Well into the 19th century traders and travellers’ tales of journeys to the Near East ignited people’s interest. Subsequently museums,
Many archaeological sites fall prey to looters in their search for saleable antiquities. The ancient city of Borsippa, or present day
Excavator, explorer, interpreter, diplomatic envoy, etc. The achievements of Hormuzd Rassam were many (see figure 1). His legacy in the
The Bisitun (or Behistun) inscription is a monumental rock inscription in the Zagros mountains, near modern day Kermanshah (Iran). It
Silver played an important role in Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid economy. This metal took various shapes and served many purposes during
Anyone who is familiar with the NINO (Nederlands Instituut voor het Nabije Oosten) knows how precious its collection of antiquities
The social network analysis offers many possibilities to study the social realities behind cuneiform sources. The thousands of archival documents from Babylonia inform
This is Part 1 in a series of practical guidelines that describe how to use Gephi for social network
This is Part 2 in a series of blog posts that describe how to use Gephi for social network
This is Part 3 in a series of blog posts that describe how to use Gephi for social network
This is Part 4 in a series of blog posts that describe how to use Gephi for social network
This is part 4 in a series of blog posts that describe how to use Gephi for social network
Photography and Assyriology have met in many other ways. For the last century-and-a-half, they have grown together, feeding and learning from each other. Funny enough, despite its hi-tech aura Photography is actually the elder brother in this symbiotic relationship. Both came to light in the mid-19th century and were developed by technological and scientific breakthroughs brought about by several Victorian-era polymaths.
Archives in Context is an outreach initiative of the ERC project Persia and Babylonia: Creating a New Context for Understanding the Emergence of the First World Empire.
