cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto1517443
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: 10.5281/zenodo.17586219
title: Tourist flow database in five destinations in Peru (2022-2024)

description: The dataset compiles monthly historical information on tourist flows in Peru's main tourist destinations—Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo, Moray, and the Ballestas Islands—during the period 2022–2024. The database integrates six groups of predictor variables: time (month and year), tourist flow (domestic and international visitors registered by MINCETUR), seasonality (low, medium, and high according to tourist activity), digital interest (Google Trends search indices weighted 80/20 between main name and variant), special events (0 = No, 1 = Yes), and climatic variables (average temperature and monthly precipitation reported by SENAMHI). Each record represents a monthly observation per destination, forming a temporal panel dataset suitable for supervised learning and time series prediction using machine learning techniques.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303888
title: Keret Legend First Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.14; CTA 14; CAT 1.14; KTU2 1.14; CTU 1.14; RS 2.[003]; RS 3.324; RS 3.344; RS 3.414 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1930. Found on surface, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 21.3 cm. x 17 cm. x [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17586218
title: Tourist flow database in five destinations in Peru (2022-2024)

description: The dataset compiles monthly historical information on tourist flows in Peru's main tourist destinations—Machu Picchu, Sacsayhuaman, Ollantaytambo, Moray, and the Ballestas Islands—during the period 2022–2024. The database integrates six groups of predictor variables: time (month and year), tourist flow (domestic and international visitors registered by MINCETUR), seasonality (low, medium, and high according to tourist activity), digital interest (Google Trends search indices weighted 80/20 between main name and variant), special events (0 = No, 1 = Yes), and climatic variables (average temperature and monthly precipitation reported by SENAMHI). Each record represents a monthly observation per destination, forming a temporal panel dataset suitable for supervised learning and time series prediction using machine learning techniques.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110119314
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 129; Knudtzon (1915), no. 129; Schr 70; WA 86+87; W 63+105 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 7.6 x 8.54 x 1.5 cm, two separate fragments, topo and bottom
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303885
title: Keret Legend Second Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.15; CTA 15; CAT 1.15; KTU2 1.15; CTU 1.15; RS 3.343; RS 3.345 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1931. Found in Library of the High Priest, p. t. 338, 343, 341, Acropolis, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 15 cm. x 17.5 cm., 2 fragments ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay, lower part of tablet, six columns, incomplete
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110119206
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 126; Knudtzon (1915), no. 126; Schr 68; WA 76; W 104 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.75 x 10.47 x 1.94 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303881
title: Keret Legend First Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.14; CTA 14; CAT 1.14; KTU2 1.14; CTU 1.14; RS 2.[003]; RS 3.324; RS 3.344; RS 3.414 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1930. Found on surface, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 21.3 cm. x 17 cm. x [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110119199
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 126; Knudtzon (1915), no. 126; Schr 68; WA 76; W 104 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.75 x 10.47 x 1.94 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110127556
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Mythological text regarding Adapa's breaking of the South Wind's "wing" ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 356; Knudtzon (1915), no. 356; Schr 194; WA 240 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 9.81 x 17.61 x 3.8 cm; in fragments, restored
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110119190
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 126; Knudtzon (1915), no. 126; Schr 68; WA 76; W 104 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.75 x 10.47 x 1.94 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110127550
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Mythological text regarding Adapa's breaking of the South Wind's "wing" ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 356; Knudtzon (1915), no. 356; Schr 194; WA 240 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 9.81 x 17.61 x 3.8 cm; in fragments, restored
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110119188
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 129; Knudtzon (1915), no. 129; Schr 70; WA 86+87; W 63+105 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 7.6 x 8.54 x 1.5 cm, two separate fragments, topo and bottom
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110127540
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Early alphabetic inscription with 16 characters ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by John and Deborah Darnell during the 1994-1995 Theban Desert Road Survey ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Early Alphabetic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Graffitto in limestone cliff, on underhang, written right to left; 19.985 cm, 16 letters
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110119187
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 129; Knudtzon (1915), no. 129; Schr 70; WA 86+87; W 63+105 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 7.6 x 8.54 x 1.5 cm, two separate fragments, topo and bottom
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110127145
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Mythological text regarding Adapa's breaking of the South Wind's "wing" ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 356; Knudtzon (1915), no. 356; Schr 194; WA 240 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 9.81 x 17.61 x 3.8 cm; in fragments, restored
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110119166
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 90; Knudtzon (1915), no. 90; Schr 44; WA 53; W 93 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6. X 7.96 x 1.67 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110127144
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Hieratic list of names and titles within a boat and sail ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by John and Deborah Darnell during the 1994-1995 Theban Desert Road Survey ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Egyptian Hieratic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Graffitto in limestone cliff; 11 vertical columns written within drawing of ship and sail
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126944
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of [Yapahu of Gazru] to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 300; Knudtzon (1915), no. 300; Schr 171 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.35 x 8.44 x 1.86 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303771
title: Keret Legend First Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.14; CTA 14; CAT 1.14; KTU2 1.14; CTU 1.14; RS 2.[003]; RS 3.324; RS 3.344; RS 3.414 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1930. Found on surface, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 21.3 cm. x 17 cm. x [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126938
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Shubandu to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 302; Knudtzon (1915), no. 302; Schr 172; WA 120; W 229 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 5.7 x 7.07 x 1.25 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303770
title: Keret Legend First Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.14; CTA 14; CAT 1.14; KTU2 1.14; CTU 1.14; RS 2.[003]; RS 3.324; RS 3.344; RS 3.414 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1930. Found on surface, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 21.3 cm. x 17 cm. x [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126931
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of [Yapahu of Gazru] to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 300; Knudtzon (1915), no. 300; Schr 171 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.35 x 8.44 x 1.86 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303762
title: Keret Legend Second Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.15; CTA 15; CAT 1.15; KTU2 1.15; CTU 1.15; RS 3.343; RS 3.345 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1931. Found in Library of the High Priest, p. t. 338, 343, 341, Acropolis, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 15 cm. x 17.5 cm., 2 fragments ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay, lower part of tablet, six columns, incomplete
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126927
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Sur-Ashar of Ahtiashna to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 319; Knudtzon (1915), no. 319; Schr 178; WA 145; W 257 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.37 x 8.77 x 2.37 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303760
title: Keret Legend First Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.14; CTA 14; CAT 1.14; KTU2 1.14; CTU 1.14; RS 2.[003]; RS 3.324; RS 3.344; RS 3.414 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1930. Found on surface, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 21.3 cm. x 17 cm. x [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126923
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of [Yapahu of Gazru] to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 300; Knudtzon (1915), no. 300; Schr 171 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.35 x 8.44 x 1.86 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15303604
title: Keret Legend Second Tablet

description: [Text Description:] The story recounts the loss and restoration of Kirta/Keret's family, and the consequences of his unfulfilled vow to Athirat ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KTU 1.15; CTA 15; CAT 1.15; KTU2 1.15; CTU 1.15; RS 3.343; RS 3.345 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavations at Ras Shamra 1931. Found in Library of the High Priest, p. t. 338, 343, 341, Acropolis, excavated by Claude F.-A. Schaeffer, Mission Archeologique Francaise. ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, 15 cm. x 17.5 cm., 2 fragments ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Beige clay, lower part of tablet, six columns, incomplete
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto1517209
title: A long review of the situation, EA 129Rib-Addi an den Konig:Alternate Text Title,

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 129; Knudtzon (1915), no. 129; Schr 70; WA 86+87; W 63+105 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 7.6 x 8.54 x 1.5 cm, two separate fragments, topo and bottom
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126922
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 290; Knudtzon (1915), no. 290; Schr 166; WA 106; W 183 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.91 x 5.9 x 1.95 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto1517393
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: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126910
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 290; Knudtzon (1915), no. 290; Schr 166; WA 106; W 183 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.91 x 5.9 x 1.95 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110118841
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 126; Knudtzon (1915), no. 126; Schr 68; WA 76; W 104 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.75 x 10.47 x 1.94 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126906
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Abdi-Heba of Jerusalem to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 290; Knudtzon (1915), no. 290; Schr 166; WA 106; W 183 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.91 x 5.9 x 1.95 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110118833
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 126; Knudtzon (1915), no. 126; Schr 68; WA 76; W 104 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.75 x 10.47 x 1.94 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto1518948
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: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110118832
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Letter of Rib-Hadda of Byblos to King of Egypt ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 126; Knudtzon (1915), no. 126; Schr 68; WA 76; W 104 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 6.75 x 10.47 x 1.94 cm
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110126883
title: Scans

description: [Text Description:] Fragmentary letter ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] EA 291; Knudtzon (1915), no. 291; Schr 167 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered by locals in 1887 at Tell el-Amarna ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Alphabetic Cuneiform ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Clay tablet, approx. 3.89 x 5.03 x 1.55 cm; major damage to obverse