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Encore des percussions : observations sur /tigi/ et /adab/
Pallas, 2021 Due to the difficulties for matching iconographic and textual evidence, study of percussion instruments in ancient Mesopotamia according to the Sumero-Akkadian terminology is still a controversial matter. That is the case of the Sumerian words /tigi/ and
Daniel Sánchez Muñoz
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Kéntros, another Term of Mesopotamian Origin in the Ethiopian Astronomy
Aethiopica, 2013 The Ethiopic term kentros “1/30” goes back to Akkadian mišlu through a lost meaning of the Greek astronomical term κέντρον.
Basil Lourié
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A Survey of Body Part Construction Metaphors in the Neo-Assyrian Letter Corpus
Journal of Open Humanities DataThe dataset consists of approximately 2,400 examples of metaphors in Akkadian of what we term Body Part Constructions (BPCs) within the letter sub-corpus of the State Archives of Assyria online (SAAo).
Matthew Ong, Shai Gordin
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Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.Abstract Background Migraine is a neurological disorder with well‐established diagnostic criteria. In its current formulation, migraine is a modern‐day diagnosis, whereas descriptions consistent with migraine may date back to ancient civilizations. Objective This study aimed to investigate whether symptoms consistent with migraine without aura, as ...
Bulent Diri +5 more
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue 4, Page 804-810, August 2026.ABSTRACT This study focuses on two terracotta incense burners discovered in the Daba Al‐Bayah necropolis in the Musandam Peninsula (Oman), associated with an Iron Age collective tomb (LCG‐2). Through gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC‐MS), the organic residues preserved within these artifacts were analyzed to investigate their use and ...
Francesco Genchi +3 more
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Babylonian Physiognomic Omens in Cryptic Hebrew Orthography
Aestimatio: A unique text of physiognomic omens in Hebrew from the Dead Sea Scrolls (4Q186) is remarkable in that it mimics the similar Akkadian omens upon which it is based, in that it is written in a left-to-right format beginning with the column on the left ...
M. J. Geller
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Archaeometry, Volume 68, Issue S1, Page S22-S37, April 2026.Abstract Trade between Mesopotamia and the Indus Civilization is studied through the analysis of Early Dynastic III Period (2600–2350 BCE) carnelian beads from the site of Kish, Iraq. Morphological and technological features of the beads are compared with beads from the Indus region.
J. Mark Kenoyer +2 more
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PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, Volume 8, Issue 2, Page 603-610, March 2026.‘Greening’ is often depicted as an inherently benevolent practice, turning arid stretches of land into arable and fertile plots. However, by considering a longer history of place and taking archival records into account, such transformations are rendered more complex and, often, more fraught.
Zsuzsanna Ihar
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Ordinal Numerals as a Criterion for Subclassification: The Case of Semitic
Transactions of the Philological Society, Volume 124, Issue 1, Page 240-256, March 2026.Abstract This article explores how ordinal numerals (like first, second and third) can help classify languages, focusing on the Semitic language family. Ordinals are often formed according to productive derivational processes, but as a separate word class, they may retain archaic morphology that is otherwise lost from the language.
Benjamin D. Suchard
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Water Resources Research, Volume 62, Issue 1, January 2026.Abstract Drought significantly affects water resources, agriculture, energy, and ecosystems, revealing enduring socio‐economic vulnerabilities over the centuries. This review synthesizes a century of development and recent advances in drought research (1900–2023), drawing on a bibliometric analysis of over 152,000 peer‐reviewed publications. The review
Amitesh Sabut, Ashok Mishra
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