cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29288003
title: vampyroteuthis_infernalis_genome_gene_models

description: Here we provide a draft genome assembly of the vampire squid <i>Vampyroteuthis</i> sp., the largest cephalopod genome sequenced to-date (over 10 gigabasepairs). Through syntenic comparisons, we infer that this basally branching octopodiform species<i> </i>has a chromosomal complement resembling that of the decapodiforms, indicating its more ancestral state and a derived nature of the octopod karyotype. Together with the analysis of a new chromosome-level assembly of a pelagic octopod, <i>Argonauta hians</i>, we identified irreversible chromosomal fusion-with-mixing events followed by inter-chromosomal translocations in octopods after their separation from the vampire squid lineage. Our results have broad implications for identifying the general patterns of chromosomal evolution after large rearrangement events in animal genomes.
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.29288003.v1
title: vampyroteuthis_infernalis_genome_gene_models

description: Here we provide a draft genome assembly of the vampire squid <i>Vampyroteuthis</i> sp., the largest cephalopod genome sequenced to-date (over 10 gigabasepairs). Through syntenic comparisons, we infer that this basally branching octopodiform species<i> </i>has a chromosomal complement resembling that of the decapodiforms, indicating its more ancestral state and a derived nature of the octopod karyotype. Together with the analysis of a new chromosome-level assembly of a pelagic octopod, <i>Argonauta hians</i>, we identified irreversible chromosomal fusion-with-mixing events followed by inter-chromosomal translocations in octopods after their separation from the vampire squid lineage. Our results have broad implications for identifying the general patterns of chromosomal evolution after large rearrangement events in animal genomes.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285499
title: Neither Water nor Wood

description: [Text Description:] Letter from ruler of Tyre to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 149; Knudtzon (1915), no. 149; BB 28 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.375 in. x 2.5 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285470
title: An Order for Glass, EA 235

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Sitana of Akko to the king of Egypt, with EA 327 ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 235; Knudtzon (1915), no. 235; BB 32 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 2.5 in. X 2.5 in. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Read together with C 4791 (Cairo, Egyptian Museum) and VAT 1882 (Vorderasiatische Teil, der Staatliche Museen, Berlin) (with join = C 12235)
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15276138
title: Umm Udheina bowl

description: [Text Description:] Inscription under the rim of the bowl: "(Belonging) to 'LSMR, s[on] of 'L[Y]zn" ❧ [Excavation Description:] Tomb found by Ahamad Rabi when digging the foundations of his house in W. district of Amman (parcel #1608). Excavated by Dept. of Antiquities, Jordan Aug 21-Sept 11, 1982. Supervised by Haddad, et al. ❧ [Medium:] Metal ❧ [Script Note:] Ammonite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Bronze bowl, 22.2 cm. in diameter. Inscription under the rim of the bowl.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15276124
title: Seal, Belonging to Miqneyau, servant of YHWH

description: [Text Description:] Seal inscribed with mqnyw `bd yhwh on side 1 (positive), lmqnyw `bd yhwh on side 2 (negative), ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] Avigad ❧ Sass 27 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Bought in Jerusalem and alleged to have been found in a tomb in its vicinity ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Hebrew ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Two-sided seal of red jasper (agate?) mottled with white, perforated, 11.5 x 7.5 x 6mm ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Two line inscription, one side with positive inscription, one with negative inscription
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285207
title: Neither Water nor Wood

description: [Text Description:] Letter from ruler of Tyre to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 149; Knudtzon (1915), no. 149; BB 28 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.375 in. x 2.5 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285206
title: Broken Promises, EA 87

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 87; Knudtzon (1915), no. 87; BB 22 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 2.25 in. X 2.25 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15276109
title: Umayri Seal, J19330

description: [Text Description:] Much worn bird facing pomegranate branch, with inscription behind bird: (Belonging) to sm' ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] Avigad & Sass 977 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Tell el-'Umeiri excavations 1987. Found in debris underlying surface 7L08:40B of Field F, phase 6 (Iron II). ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Ammonite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Red limestone perforated scaraboid stamp seal, 14 x 12 x 8 mm. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Much worn bird facing pomegranate branch, with inscription behind bird.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285202
title: Complaint to Official

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to Amanappa ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 86; Knudtzon (1915), no. 86; BB 21 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 3.25 in. ❧ 2. ❧ in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15275948
title: Seal with Female Figure and Animal

description: [Text Description:] Female figure holding staff and touching antlered animal ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Cylinder seal, agate with broken top, 2.9 cm high, 1.1 cm diameter
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285190
title: Women for the King

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Abdi-Ashtarti to king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 64; Knudtzon (1915), no. 64; BB 33 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 3.4 in. X 2.6 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto802076
title: InscriptiFact -- an image database of inscriptions and artifacts

description: The InscriptiFact Collection is designed to allow access via the Internet to high-resolution images of ancient inscriptions and artifacts, primarily from the Near Eastern and Mediterranean Worlds. The targeted inscriptions constitute some of the world’s earliest written records, which are mostly housed in a number of international museums and libraries, as well as field projects where inscriptions still remain in situ. Included, for example, are, selected Dead Sea Scrolls; cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, Persia, Canaan and Egypt; early Jewish papyri from Egypt; lapidary inscriptions, primarily from Jordan, Lebanon and Cyprus; inscriptions on a variety of hard media (e.g., ostraca, copper, semi-precious stones, jar handles) mostly written in early Canaanite, Phoenician, Hebrew, Aramaic, Ammonite and Edomite; and much more. These ancient texts are foundational documents that serve as a point of reference for Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the cultures out of which they emerged. The name "InscriptiFact" is intended to convey the concept of a scholarly archive based on "facts" about "inscriptions" and "artifacts." West Semitic Research Project (WSRP) under the auspices of the University of Southern California (USC) is broadly acknowledged as a leader in the application of photographic and digital technologies to capture and analyze data of ancient texts. The West Semitic Research image archive now contains approximately 1,500,000 images. Important! Search terms with more than one word or number need to be enclosed in quotation marks.Guide to Searching InscriptiFact
DOI: 10.15468/dl.v9nuk9
title: Occurrence Download

description: A dataset containing 8679 species occurrences available in GBIF matching the query:
{
 "TaxonKey" : [
 "is Bombax ceiba"
 ]
}

 The dataset includes 8679 records from 183 constituent datasets; see https://api.gbif.org/v1/occurrence/download/0028333-251025141854904/datasets/export for details.
 
Data from some individual datasets included in this download may be licensed under less restrictive terms.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285188
title: Neither Water nor Wood

description: [Text Description:] Letter from ruler of Tyre to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 149; Knudtzon (1915), no. 149; BB 28 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.375 in. x 2.5 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285170
title: Broken Promises, EA 87

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 87; Knudtzon (1915), no. 87; BB 22 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 2.25 in. X 2.25 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285182
title: Complaint to Official

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to Amanappa ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 86; Knudtzon (1915), no. 86; BB 21 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 3.25 in. ❧ 2. ❧ in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285164
title: Loyalty and Its Rewards

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 114; Knudtzon (1915), no. 114; BB 13 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.625 in. x 3 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15263971
title: Ostracon 26

description: [Text Description:] Ostracon 26 ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] Lemaire Hebrew 21 ❧ [Excavation Description:] unprovenanced ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Hebrew ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Ostracon, 6.0 cm x 3.5 cm (average length and width), four-sided
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285158
title: Mittani Bids for Renewed Alliance

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Tushratta of Mitanni to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 17; Knudtzon (1915), no. 17; BB 9 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.9 in. x 3.125 in. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] made of red clay
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15263967
title: Blue glass scarab with horses 1

description: [Text Description:] Blue glass scarab with horses 1 ❧ [Excavation Description:] unprovenanced ❧ [Medium:] Glass ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Blue glass scarab seal, 2.8 cm x 2.15 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285145
title: Loyalty and Its Rewards

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 114; Knudtzon (1915), no. 114; BB 13 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.625 in. x 3 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15263969
title: Ostracon 4

description: [Text Description:] Ostracon 4 ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] Lemaire Aramaic 8 ❧ [Excavation Description:] unprovenanced ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Ostracon, 9.0 cm x 11.7 cm (average length and width) rectangle, missing corner
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285142
title: A Goddess Travels to Egypt, EA 23

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Tushratta of Mitanni to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 23; Knudtzon (1915), no. 23; BB 10 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 3.44 in. X 2.8 in. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] made of red clay ❧ [Physical Object Note:] with docket
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28639220
title: TSV data for statistics of mixing, entropy of the chromosomes

description: TSV data for statistics of mixing, entropy of the chromosomes
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28639220.v1
title: TSV data for statistics of mixing, entropy of the chromosomes

description: TSV data for statistics of mixing, entropy of the chromosomes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15263350
title: Coin with Menorah and Shewbread

description: [Text Description:] Coin with Menorah and Shewbread ❧ [Excavation Description:] unprovenanced ❧ [Medium:] Metal ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Coin, bronze, 1.5 cm ❧ 1.4 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285134
title: Loyalty and Its Rewards

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 114; Knudtzon (1915), no. 114; BB 13 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.625 in. x 3 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15263352
title: Ostracon 5

description: [Text Description:] Ostracon 5 ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] Lemaire Aramaic 5 ❧ [Excavation Description:] unprovenanced ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Ostracon, 5.8 cm x 5.6 cm (average length and width) square, chipped on edges
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285126
title: Blockaded, EA 88

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 88; Knudtzon (1915), no. 88; BB 17 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.25 in. X 2.75 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15278379
title: Mathematical Problem Text 4669

description: [Text Description:] Mathematical problem text in Sumerian and Akkadian ❧ [Excavation Description:] Unprovenanced; possibly from Kish. Probably acquired between 1911-1919. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Cuneiform tablet
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285125
title: Blockaded, EA 88

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 88; Knudtzon (1915), no. 88; BB 17 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.25 in. X 2.75 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15278378
title: Receipt?

description: [Text Description:] Unknown ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] Samaria Ostracon 81, Kaufman 81 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of Samaria 1908-1910 by Harvard University expedition ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Hebrew ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Largely illegible
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15278375
title: Mathematical Problem Text 4669

description: [Text Description:] Mathematical problem text in Sumerian and Akkadian ❧ [Excavation Description:] Unprovenanced; possibly from Kish. Probably acquired between 1911-1919. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Cuneiform tablet
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285117
title: Blockaded, EA 88

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 88; Knudtzon (1915), no. 88; BB 17 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.25 in. X 2.75 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285112
title: Blockaded, EA 88

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 88; Knudtzon (1915), no. 88; BB 17 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.25 in. X 2.75 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15278376
title: Mathematical Problem Text 4669

description: [Text Description:] Mathematical problem text in Sumerian and Akkadian ❧ [Excavation Description:] Unprovenanced; possibly from Kish. Probably acquired between 1911-1919. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Cuneiform tablet
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15289502
title: Bar Rakib III Inscription, KAI 218

description: [Text Description:] Barrakkab Worships Baal Harran ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] HNE 444,no.4, pl. 24/2; KAI 218; GIbson 2.III.17 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered 1891 in excavations of Zinjirli ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Phoenician ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Orthostat with relief (1.06 m height)
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15278369
title: Sale of land parcel

description: [Text Description:] Sale of land parcel? Five witnesses; nig-sam, su-ba-ti ❧ [Excavation Description:] Unprovenacned; possibly from Nippur-Isin region. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Cuneiform tablet, inscribed on both sides. Top left and bottom right edge of obverse destroyed.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285178
title: Orders Obeyed

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Abdi-Ashtarti to king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 63; Knudtzon (1915), no. 63; BB 34 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 3.125 in. x 2.5 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15289500
title: Kilamuwa Inscription

description: [Text Description:] Kilamuwa's Achievements as King ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 24 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered 1902 in excavations of Zinjirli ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Phoenician ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Stele 130 x 154 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15289496
title: Hadad Statue

description: [Text Description:] Panammu's Dedication to Hadad ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] HNE 440ff., pl. 22; KAI 214; GIbson 2.II.13 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered 1892 in excavations of Zinjirli ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Phoenician ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Fragmentary statue (2.85 ❧ H ❧ 2.94 ❧ at bottom) ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Inscription on base of statue of Hadad
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285175
title: Neither Water nor Wood

description: [Text Description:] Letter from ruler of Tyre to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 149; Knudtzon (1915), no. 149; BB 28 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 4.375 in. x 2.5 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15285174
title: Broken Promises, EA 87

description: [Text Description:] Letter from Rib-Hadda of Byblos to the king of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 87; Knudtzon (1915), no. 87; BB 22 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] tablet 2.25 in. X 2.25 in.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15289493
title: Bar Rakib III Inscription, KAI 218

description: [Text Description:] Barrakkab Worships Baal Harran ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] HNE 444,no.4, pl. 24/2; KAI 218; GIbson 2.III.17 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered 1891 in excavations of Zinjirli ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Phoenician ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Orthostat with relief (1.06 m height)
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15289486
title: Bar Rakib III Inscription, KAI 218

description: [Text Description:] Barrakkab Worships Baal Harran ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] HNE 444,no.4, pl. 24/2; KAI 218; GIbson 2.III.17 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered 1891 in excavations of Zinjirli ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Phoenician ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Orthostat with relief (1.06 m height)
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto802378
title: InscriptiFact -- an image database of inscriptions and artifacts

description: The InscriptiFact Collection is designed to allow access via the Internet to high-resolution images of ancient inscriptions and artifacts, primarily from the Near Eastern and Mediterranean Worlds. The targeted inscriptions constitute some of the world’s earliest written records, which are mostly housed in a number of international museums and libraries, as well as field projects where inscriptions still remain in situ. Included, for example, are, selected Dead Sea Scrolls; cuneiform tablets from Mesopotamia, Persia, Canaan and Egypt; early Jewish papyri from Egypt; lapidary inscriptions, primarily from Jordan, Lebanon and Cyprus; inscriptions on a variety of hard media (e.g., ostraca, copper, semi-precious stones, jar handles) mostly written in early Canaanite, Phoenician, Hebrew, Aramaic, Ammonite and Edomite; and much more. These ancient texts are foundational documents that serve as a point of reference for Judaism, Christianity, Islam and the cultures out of which they emerged. The name "InscriptiFact" is intended to convey the concept of a scholarly archive based on "facts" about "inscriptions" and "artifacts." West Semitic Research Project (WSRP) under the auspices of the University of Southern California (USC) is broadly acknowledged as a leader in the application of photographic and digital technologies to capture and analyze data of ancient texts. The West Semitic Research image archive now contains approximately 1,500,000 images. Important! Search terms with more than one word or number need to be enclosed in quotation marks.Guide to Searching InscriptiFact