CDLI
is pleased to present here the results of research in progress
submitted, for inclusion in a preprint series hosted by the project, by
experts in fields associated with Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern
Archaeology. We anticipate that these papers in their final form will
eventually be available in journals (in some cases our own) or in edited
volumes; or will, by authors' preference, remain unpublished in the
formal sense, so that this may be a final venue for work that might
otherwise remain unnoticed in the field. Authors who are interested in
submitting contributions to the
CDLP should be generally aware of the editorial policies of the journals
CDLJ &
CDLB; while submissions in English are preferred,
CDLP does, however, accept preprints in the other major languages of academic communication.
Significant
and nearly complete, or dormant research papers are particularly
welcome, regardless of their length and scope. Authors should make their
submissions in both originating text-processor/layout file, and in the
PDF format in which it will be made available here. International A4 or
US letter format are both allowed, portrait or landscape. In most cases,
if the submission is acceptable for distribution, we will merely add a
lead page of the form visible in the files listed below. We invite
interested authors to make use of this series to communicate their
research to a broader community in advance or in stead of undertaking
the rigors of a peer-reviewed standard publication, and we hope the
feedback that results from a paper’s dissemination through
CDLP contributes to its ultimate impact.