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Akkadian fragments, tablet concordance KBo IX 51 - CTH 819 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Transcription of the tablet concordance KBo IX 51 (inventory no. 246/n) related to the Akkadian fragments. Emmanuel Laroche translated this text as "Fragments,” and classified in the category of Sumero-Akkadian literature in diverse texts (Catalogue des ...
Gonnet-Bağana, Hatice
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Sourcing carnelian beads from the ancient Mesopotamian site of Kish, Iraq, 2450–2200 BCE: Stylistic, technological and geochemical approaches

open access: yesArchaeometry, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Akkadian magic, tablet concordance KUB XXXVII 63 - CTH 812 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Transcription of the tablet concordance KUB XXXVII 61, also published as KBo XXXVI 29 (inventory no. 285/a +73/b) related to the Akkadian magic. Emmanuel Laroche translated this text as "Autres conjurations,” and classified in the category of Sumero ...
Gonnet-Bağana, Hatice
core   +2 more sources

Babylonian Physiognomic Omens in Cryptic Hebrew Orthography

open access: yesAestimatio
: 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
doaj   +1 more source

Landless peasants, soilless cultivation: British agricultural experimentation and intervention in post‐independence Iraq (1932–1958)

open access: yesPLANTS, 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
wiley   +1 more source

Ordinal Numerals as a Criterion for Subclassification: The Case of Semitic

open access: yesTransactions 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
wiley   +1 more source

A Century of Drought Research (1900–2023): Scientific Developments, Methodological Innovations, and Emerging Frontiers

open access: yesWater 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
wiley   +1 more source

Akkadian magic, tablet concordance KUB XXXVII 65 - CTH 812 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Transcription of the tablet concordance KUB XXXVII 65 (inventory no. 1428/c) related to the Akkadian magic. Emmanuel Laroche translated this text as "Autres conjurations,” and classified in the category of Sumero-Akkadian literature in magic texts ...
Gonnet-Bağana, Hatice
core   +2 more sources

Classifying cuneiform symbols using machine learning algorithms with unigram features on a balanced dataset

open access: yesJournal of Intelligent Systems, 2023
Recognizing written languages using symbols written in cuneiform is a tough endeavor due to the lack of information and the challenge of the process of tokenization.
Mahmood Maha   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Reconstruction of the Proto-Semitic Genitive Ending and a Suggestion on its Origin

open access: yesStudia Orientalia Electronica, 2021
The Proto-Semitic genitive ending on triptotic nouns is commonly reconstructed as *-im (unbound state)/*-i (bound state). In Akkadian, however, this case ending is long -ī- before pronominal suffixes.
Benjamin Suchard
doaj   +1 more source

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