cometadata/datacite-titles-descriptions-related-identifiers huggingface dataset:
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto801006
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-ouc1sto801004
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-ouc110806483
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15237955
title: Praescriptio from Letter Fragment

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD D1.14; Cowley 66/9; Sachau 72/9; Sachau Pl. 59/9; Ungnad 72 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P13445D, frgs. 13445/9
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806481
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110805162
title: Stamp seal with star and dots, ZT 34189

description: [Text Description:] The decoration consists of an incised star produced by three cut or filed lines and seven drilled dots. The arrangement of the dots resemble the common symbol of the sebettu, the star might refer to an astral deity. ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] ZT 34189 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project, an international collaboration led by Prof. Tim Matney of the University of Akron, Ohio ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Text ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Scaraboid stamp-seal with decoration on the flat side, the pierced hole runs longitudinally and widens from 0.2 - 0.25 cm. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] l. 2 cm; w. 1.5 cm; thickness .8 cm; weight 4 g
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806479
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110805151
title: Stamp seal with star and dots, ZT 34189

description: [Text Description:] The decoration consists of an incised star produced by three cut or filed lines and seven drilled dots. The arrangement of the dots resemble the common symbol of the sebettu, the star might refer to an astral deity. ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] ZT 34189 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project, an international collaboration led by Prof. Tim Matney of the University of Akron, Ohio ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Text ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Scaraboid stamp-seal with decoration on the flat side, the pierced hole runs longitudinally and widens from 0.2 - 0.25 cm. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] l. 2 cm; w. 1.5 cm; thickness .8 cm; weight 4 g
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15236612
title: Bisitun Inscription, TAD C2.1, The Behistun Inscription, Darius-Inschrift von Behistun

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD C2.1; Sachau Pl. 52, 54-57; Sachau Pap 61, 62; Ungnad 65-68D ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Fragmente zu Papyrus, P13447 96/91,96/93,13445C/19;13461/5 recto; P13447 cols. I recto,verso,II recto, verso, III-IV recto, V right ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Overtext on columns relating to TAD C3.13 ❧ [Text Division:] Column XI ❧ [Text Division Description:] Column XI ❧ [Text Division:] Column I ❧ [Text Division Description:] Column I ❧ [Text Division:] Column III ❧ [Text Division Description:] Column III ❧ [Text Division:] Column IV ❧ [Text Division Description:] Column IV ❧ [Text Division:] Column V ❧ [Text Division Description:] Column V ❧ [Text Division:] Column VII ❧ [Text Division Description:] Column VII ❧ [Text Division:] Column VIII ❧ [Text Division Description:] Column VIII
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110805148
title: Stamp seal with star and dots, ZT 34189

description: [Text Description:] The decoration consists of an incised star produced by three cut or filed lines and seven drilled dots. The arrangement of the dots resemble the common symbol of the sebettu, the star might refer to an astral deity. ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] ZT 34189 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project, an international collaboration led by Prof. Tim Matney of the University of Akron, Ohio ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Text ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Scaraboid stamp-seal with decoration on the flat side, the pierced hole runs longitudinally and widens from 0.2 - 0.25 cm. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] l. 2 cm; w. 1.5 cm; thickness .8 cm; weight 4 g
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15236611
title: Collection Account

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD C3.15; Cowley 22; Sachau Pl. 17-20; Sachau Pap 18; Ungnad 19 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P13488A; P13488; 23101; 96/64,96/76
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110805143
title: Stamp seal with star and dots, ZT 34189

description: [Text Description:] The decoration consists of an incised star produced by three cut or filed lines and seven drilled dots. The arrangement of the dots resemble the common symbol of the sebettu, the star might refer to an astral deity. ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] ZT 34189 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project, an international collaboration led by Prof. Tim Matney of the University of Akron, Ohio ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Text ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Scaraboid stamp-seal with decoration on the flat side, the pierced hole runs longitudinally and widens from 0.2 - 0.25 cm. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] l. 2 cm; w. 1.5 cm; thickness .8 cm; weight 4 g
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15236551
title: Collection Account

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD C3.15; Cowley 22; Sachau Pl. 17-20; Sachau Pap 18; Ungnad 19 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P13488A; P13488; 23101; 96/64,96/76
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110805131
title: Fragment of a clay sealing., ZT 25581

description: [Text Description:] A faint line is visible along the longer edge, with three little "blobs". It faintly resembles depiction of animals on Iron Age North Syrian seals. The squarish shape, however, might rather argue for an Achaemenid or even Greek seal. ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] ZT 25581 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Ziyaret Tepe Archaeological Project, an international collaboration led by Prof. Tim Matney of the University of Akron, Ohio ❧ [Medium:] Clay ❧ [Script Note:] Non-Text ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Fragment of a sealing. The actual lump of clay had a roughly rectangular shape and was impressed with a rectangular stamp seal. ❧ [Physical Object Note:] l. 3.1 cm; w. 2 cm; thickness 1 cm; weight 3.1 g; sealing l. 1.8 cm w. &gt; 1.1 cm ❧ [Physical Object Note:] On the flattish back there is visible a single string running through the sealing.
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15236547
title: Collection Account

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD C3.15; Cowley 22; Sachau Pl. 17-20; Sachau Pap 18; Ungnad 19 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P13488A; P13488; 23101; 96/64,96/76
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806473
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15236545
title: Collection Account

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD C3.15; Cowley 22; Sachau Pl. 17-20; Sachau Pap 18; Ungnad 19 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P13488A; P13488; 23101; 96/64,96/76
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806466
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806431
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806424
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806463
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806450
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806428
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806418
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806446
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc110806417
title: Mesha Inscription, KAI 181, Mesha' Inscription, Mesha'-Inschrift, Mesha Stela, Mesha' Stela

description: [Text Description:] Commemoration of military actions and building projects of Mesha, King of Moab ❧ [Text or Publication Number Note:] KAI 181 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Discovered in 1868 by a German missionary in Diban (Dhiban) ❧ [Medium:] Stone ❧ [Script Note:] Moabite ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Basalt Stone, 1.1 meters high, 60-68 cm wide (or 1.15 m x 60 cm), rounded at the top ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Present stele has been restored from fragments, and missing text reconstructed based on paper squeezes
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15237951
title: Fragment

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD D4.3 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P23135
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc15237925
title: Customs Account Ahiqar Palimpsest

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD C3.7; Sachau Pl. 40-43,45-50; Sachau Pap 49-52,54-59; Ungnad 50-54.56-6 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P13446A-H,K-L ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Palimpsest on columns relating to TAD C1.1
DOI: 10.25549/inscriptifact-ouc1sto800999
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-ouc15237922
title: Customs Account Ahiqar Palimpsest

description: [Text or Publication Number Note:] TAD C3.7; Sachau Pl. 40-43,45-50; Sachau Pap 49-52,54-59; Ungnad 50-54.56-6 ❧ [Excavation Description:] Excavation of tell on island of Elephantine, beginning 20th c. by Berlin Museums and Paris Academie des Inscriptions et Belles Lettres ❧ [Medium:] Papyrus ❧ [Script Note:] Aramaic ❧ [Physical Object Description:] Papyrus, P13446A-H,K-L ❧ [Physical Object Note:] Palimpsest on columns relating to TAD C1.1