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+ # Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Language Translator
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+ This is a translation network that understands Sumerian and Akkadian languages written in cuneiform.
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+ It was trained on cuneiform transcribed in the CDLI ATF format. For example:
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+ ```text
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+ translate Akkadian to English: 1(disz){d}szul3-ma-nu-_sag man gal?_-u2 _man_ dan-nu _man kisz_
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+ ```
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+ The network was trained to translate between the ancient languages:
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+ * Akkadian
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+ * Sumerian
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+ and the modern languages:
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+ * English
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+ * French
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+ * German
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+ * Italian
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+ * Spanish
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+ The training data contains, primarily, English translations so those translations are best.
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+ The network was trained on prompts such as:
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+ * `translate Akkadian to English: `
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+ * `translate German to Sumerian: `
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+ * `translate Akkadian to Italian: `
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+ ## Limitations
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+ It was *not* trained to translate between the ancient languages but it is capable of it
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+ (`translate Sumerian to Akkadian: `). Buyer beware.
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+ Its vocabulary does not include ā, ḫ, ī, ř, š, ṣ, or ū so those letters are replaced with the unadorned letter (or "sh" in the case of š and ṣ).