On behalf of the Oracc Steering Committee--myself, Eleanor Robson, and Niek Veldhuis--I am pleased to announce the appearance of Oracc 3, the most important visible feature of which is a reimplementation of the main browsing interface (the "pager"). The pager has been streamlined and rewritten for improved stability and many more changes have been made under the surface to support Oracc's next moves, including the creation of new dedicated servers, one at the University of Pennsylvania and the other at University College, London.
For help on the new user interface, click on the query icon, or see http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/doc2/help/visitingoracc/ index.html .
To access additional resources from the pager, click on the plus icon.
The documentation has been extensively revised by Eleanor Robson, and the portal implementation has been reworked by Ruth Horry to be responsive to different sized media such as mobile devices. Niek Veldhuis has provided extensive feedback and testing over the last year which has yielded many improvements.
In addition we encourage you to follow Oracc on various social media platforms--just click on the FaceBook, Blogspot and Twitter icons at the foot of the home page, http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ / http://oracc.org/ .
As usual, please report any bugs to me, stinney@upenn.edu.
Friday, July 18, 2014
ORACC News
ORACC News
Digitale Nah- und Mittelost-Studien
Digitale Nah- und Mittelost-Studien
Diese Webseite begleitet Projekte des Centrums für Nah- und Mittelost-Studien der Philipps-Universität Marburg. Hier werden in den nächsten Wochen und Monaten sukzessive grundlegende Informationen zum Themenfeld eHumanities und Nah- und Mittelost-Studien, fachbezogene Webanwendungen sowie digitale Hilfsmittel eingestellt.
An English version of this website is in preparation.
Akkadische Glossare und Indizes (AGI)
Die Belegsammlung enthält die Zusammenstellung der akkadischen Einträge aus Archiv für Orientforschung Band 25 (1974/1977) – Band 52 (2011) sowie Beiheft 21 (1986).
Als zukünftige Erweiterungen sind u.a. in Vorbereitung:
- Downloadmöglichkeiten in verschiedenen Formaten (z.B. Textdatei [Unicode], LaTeX, XML, JSON)
- Systematische Ergänzungen der Belegsammlung
- Standardisierung der Einträge
- Aufbau eines Referenzwörterbuchs zur Lemmatisierung akkadischer Texte und Glossare
Sumerische Glossare und Indizes (SGI)
Die Belegsammlung integriert folgende Datenbanken und Sammlungen:
Als zukünftige Erweiterungen sind u.a. in Vorbereitung:
- Archiv für Orientforschung Band 25 (1974/1977) – Band 52 (2011) sowie Beiheft 21 (1986) (alle sumerischen Einträge)
- Digital Corpus of Cuneiform Lexical Texts (DCCLT): Glossaries: Sumerian – Version of 2014-02-04 und Glossaries: Emesal Sumerian – Version of 2014-02-04
- electronic Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary (ePSD), updated 06/26/06
- The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature (ETCSL): Glossary updated 2005-06-27 und Emesal glossary updated 2006-10-17
- Leipzig-Münchner sumerischer Zettelkasten: Fassung vom 26.9.2006
- Sammlung Sommerfeld: Auszug Juli 2014
- Downloadmöglichkeiten in verschiedenen Formaten (z.B. Textdatei [Unicode], LaTeX, XML, JSON)
- Systematische Ergänzungen der Belegsammlung
- Zusammenfassung unterschiedlicher Schreibweisen unter einem Stichwort
- Retro-Sortierungen nach Publikationsorten
- Aufbau eines Referenzwörterbuchs zur Lemmatisierung sumerischer Texte und Glossare
Downloads
Version 1.1
Version 1.0
Mitarbeiter/innen
Projektleiter: Walter Sommerfeld
Bei der Digitalisierung der Daten haben Kim Janin Brandes, Eva-Maria Huber, Rosel Pientka-Hinz und Walter Sommerfeld mitgewirkt.
Die Bearbeitung erfolgte mit Programmen von Walter Sommerfeld.Akkadische und sumerische Texte (AST)
Diese digitalen Editionen erschließen in chronologischer Gliederung akkadische und sumerische Keilschrifttexte.
Zu den einzelnen Textgruppen werden folgende Mittel zur Verfügung gestellt:
Als zukünftige Erweiterungen sind u.a. in Vorbereitung:
- Transliterationen nach dem Standard von Borger, Mesopotamisches Zeichenlexikon (Münster ²2010)
- Glossare nach Kontextformen geordnet mit jeweils drei Zeilen Textzusammenhang
- Zeichenkonkordanzen sämtlicher Kontextformen nach „Zeichennamen“ und Lautwerten geordnet mit Belegstatistik
- Bibliographische Angaben oder
- Links auf externe Datenbanken mit Dokumentationen und Editionen.
- Downloadmöglichkeiten in verschiedenen Formaten (z.B. Textdatei [Unicode], LaTeX, XML, JSON)
- Systematische Ergänzungen mit Textgruppen aus dem 3. und 2. Jahrtausend
- Lemmatisierung von ausgewählten Textkorpora
Altorientalistische Bibliographien und Indizes (ABI)
AfO Realien
Dieser Index führt sämtliche Einträge, die unter „Realien“ im Archiv für Orientforschung (AfO) Band 25 (1974/1977) – 52 (2011) sowie im Beiheft 21 (1986) erfasst sind, in einer Datei zusammen. Er beinhaltet über 60.000 bibliographische Angaben, die ca. 20.000 Stichwörtern zugeordnet sind.
Die ursprünglichen Schreibweisen aus den einzelnen AfO-Bänden wurden in der Regel beibehalten, so dass verschiedene Schlagwort-Varianten nebeneinander stehen.
Bei den Zitaten ist immer die zugrunde liegende Quelle angegeben. Die Anordnung der Literaturverweise erfolgt primär chronologisch gemäß der Reihenfolge der AfO-Bände. Enthält ein Band unter einem Stichwort mehrere Einträge, sind diese alphabetisch nach den Autoren geordnet.
Die Abkürzungen sind in folgender Zusammenstellung verzeichnet:
http://orientalistik.univie.ac.at/de/forschung/publikationen/archiv-fuer-orientforschung/#other
Siehe auchAbbreviations for AssyriologyReallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie, AbkürzungsverzeichnisAls zukünftige Erweiterungen sind u.a. in Vorbereitung:
Downloads
Mitarbeiter/innen
Bei der Digitalisierung der Daten haben Kim Janin Brandes, Peer Fender, Felix Heute, Elisabeth Korinth und Laura Machel mitgewirkt.
Die Bearbeitung erfolgte mit Programmen von Stefan Schulte.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Free app: Take a Field Trip to Corinth
Take a Field Trip to Corinth
by Andrew Reinhard
07/17/2014
by Andrew Reinhard
07/17/2014
Following on the heels of the app and interactive Ebook for the Athenian Agora, the ASCSA is happy to announce a new, free app to help you explore Ancient Corinth with content from the forthcoming Ancient Corinth: A Guide to the Site and Museum.http://www.ascsa.edu.gr/index.php/News/newsDetails/take-a-field-trip-to-corinth
Field Trip
The ASCSA partnered with Google earlier in 2014 to enable you to tour Ancient Corinth on-site on your smartphone. iPhone, Android, and Google Glass* users can download the free Field Trip app from the iTunes and Google Play stores, tick the box for ASCSA content, and then walk around Ancient Corinth. You will be notified by your device’s GPS when you approach any of over 50 Corinth monuments. View images, descriptions, links to more information on ascsa.net, and related Hesperia articles. Field Trip frees you to tour Ancient Corinth however you like in whatever direction you choose. Once you've explored the site inside the fence, use Field Trip to find your way to the Odeion, the Gymnasium, the Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore, and elsewhere.
Field Trip for iPhone
Field Trip for Android
*Field Trip on Google Glass includes voice-activation. Internet connection (WiFi or 3G/4G) required for use on all devices.
Harvard Expedition to Samaria, 1908–1910
Harvard Expedition to Samaria, 1908–1910
Harvard University Library Open Collections Program
Harvard University Library Open Collections Program
Harvard’s Committee on Exploration in the Orient designated the American archaeologist George A. Reisner to direct the University’s expedition to Samaria. With sponsorship from Jacob H. Schiff, the expedition was intended to excavate the site of Samaria (Sebaste), which was the capital of the ancient Kingdom of Israel.
Reisner located remains of the royal palace built by Omri and Ahab during the Israelite period, as well as remnants of buildings constructed during later periods of occupation by Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans. Noteworthy among the artifacts found were ostraca, or pottery fragments, depicting Hebrew-character inscriptions in carbon ink of Biblical names and memoranda of commercial shipments.
Expeditions and Discoveries Resources on the Harvard Expedition to Samaria
- Browse all items in the collection
- Browse only manuscripts and records in the collection
- Search the site’s catalog and full-text database
Selected Manuscripts and Records in Expeditions and Discoveries
George Reisner Diaries, 1909–1910. Samaria, 1908–1910, Box 6. The Semitic Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Records of the Harvard Excavations at Samaria, 1908–1910. The Semitic Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Lyon, D. G. Diary of Samaria Expedition, 1908–1911. Samaria 1908–1910, Box 5. The Semitic Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Schumacher, Gottlieb. Diary, Harvard Samaria Excavations, 1908. Samaria 1908–1910, Box 5. The Semitic Museum at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
Publications
Reisner, George Andrew, Clarence Stanley Fisher, David Gordon Lyon. Harvard Excavations at Samaria, 1908–1910. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1924.
Harvard Expedition to Samaria Resources at Other Sites
West Semitic Research ProjectReferences
The following sources were used in writing this page.
Harvard University. Reports of the President and the Treasurer of Harvard College, 1903–04. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, 1905.
Lyon, David Gordon. "Recent Excavations in Palestine." Harvard Theological Review , 1:1 (1908) 70–96.
Reisner, George A. "The Harvard Expedition to Samaria Excavations: Excavations of 1909." Harvard Theological Review , 3:2 (1910) 248–263.
Stern, Ephraim, Ed. The New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land. Jerusalem: Israel Exploration Society & Carta, 1993– .
Tappy, Ron E. The Archaeology of Israelite Samaria. Atlanta, Ga.: Scholars Press, 1992.
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
New Open Access Journal: Classics Library Journal
Classics Library Journal
CL members are invited to write articles to share and publish here in a digital journal format for all other members, posterity, and to share with the wider Classics community. Articles will appear here ‘in real time’, published online as soon as possible after they are submitted, and will also be collated and published as a freely available pdf/ebook, twice yearly (January and July). The process should be relatively informal, articles could be from 500 to 2,000 words, and the main aim is always to provide information and ideas to help others with their teaching of Classics.
If Classics teachers would be interested in submitting a student’s work, they should first contact the editor as to suitability prior to submission. As student submission will comprise only a small part of each issue, the final decision on inclusion will most likely take place after the final submission deadline.
January 2014 Issue now available! Classical Reception in Classics Teaching pdf | ebook (epub) | ebook (Kindle)
Submissions invited on next issue’s theme, but always welcome on any theme.
See the full List of Open Access Journals in Ancient Studies
Pelagios needs YOU
Pelagios needs YOU
As many of you may be aware, the linked open data project “Pelagios” has recently entered a third phase, where we’re involved in (among other things) annotating Early Geospatial Documents. Our intention is to help create a critical mass of data, which would make joining the network more rewarding for other content providers and enable new opportunities for digital research and learning.
Thus far we’ve been busy annotating the Latin tradition of geospatial documents (for the results, see: http://pelagios-project.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/what-have-romans-ever-mapped-for-us.html). Next up is the Greek tradition - and this is where we need YOUR help.
We would like to invite volunteers to join us in annotating the Greek geospatial documents that the wider Classics community has identified as being of interest to students of ancient geographical thought. These include the obvious texts such as Ptolemy and Strabo, as well as less obvious ones where itineraries (for example) still play a key role (such as in Aeschylus’s Persians or Pindar’s Odes).
To facilitate the annotation process, we have developed a dedicated platform called Recogito (http://pelagios.org/recogito/?collection=greek+tradition). This has a public interface, which shows the results of all annotation work. But, if you are interested in participating, you will be provided with a user account, allowing you access to the annotation platform itself where you will be able to contribute to the data production and sharing. All steps of the annotation process are fully documented, so everyone will receive due credit for their contributions. Indeed, we are thinking of introducing incentives to encourage *friendly* competition among contributors…
If anyone is interested in volunteering, either as an individual or else as a group co-ordinator (we have trialled Recogito in a university classroom with great success: http://sites.tufts.edu/perseusupdates/2014/03/10/pelagios-used-in-tufts-classes/), do let us know by replying to this email.
with all best wishes
elton, leif, rainer + pau
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Elton Barker, Reader in Classical Studies, The Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA
Newly published (with Joel Christensen): A Beginner's Guide to Homer (One World publishers)
http://www.oneworld-publications.com/pbooks/homer-9781780742298
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Les Annales Archeologiques Arabes Syriennes (AAAS)
The Syrian Ministry of Culture announced today the appearance of a double issues (Volumes 53 and 54) of Les Annales Archeologiques Arabes Syriennes (AAAS). They are at present unable to make it available online in open access as they had been doing with recent volumes. The website they had been using as a platform for a variety of open access publishing, Studia Orontica, is no longer functional, in great measure because of the death of the man responsible for the site, Bassel Shehadeh, film-maker and activist in the Syrian uprising. He was killed in Homs on May 28, 2012.
The original set of open access volumes of AAAS are accessible at the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, as is much of the other content of the Studia Orontica website.
The original set of open access volumes of AAAS are accessible at the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, as is much of the other content of the Studia Orontica website.
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