Geographical Information System (GIS) for the Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts

Geographical Information System (GIS) for BDTNS

A new Geographical Information System (GIS) has been implemented for the Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS, http://bdtns.filol.csic.es). It incorporates textual data, archaeological sites and collections where the cuneiform tablets are currently kept.

Archaeological sites and collections can be consulted and accessed from BDTNS or independently from the URLs below.

Archaeological sites: https://tinyurl.com/SitesBDTNS Archaeological sites where Neo-Sumerian cuneiform tablets have been found can be located on the map or searched for individually. For each archaeological site a link to the texts in BDTNS and a link to the collections where they are currently kept are provided. Archaeological information for each site will be uploaded in the near future.

Collections: https://tinyurl.com/CollectionsBDTNS Collections keeping Neo-Sumerian cuneiform texts can be located on the map, searched for individually or consulted according to category (auction houses, private collections, public libraries, museums, etc.). For each collection a web address, its precise location (when available) and a link to the texts in BDTNS are provided. If a given collection is accessed from an archaeological site, a link to the texts in BDTNS with that provenance is provided.

Maps, links and locations will be updated periodically together with the rest of BDTNS.

The Geographical Information System for BDTNS was developed by Carlos Fernández Freire, with the collaboration of Cristina Corral Sánchez, Unidad de Sistemas de Información Geográfica y Humanidades Digitales, Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales, CSIC, Spain.

For further information or suggestions please contact Manuel Molina
(manuel.molina@csic.es).

And see AWOL's Roundup of Resources on Ancient Geography