Searching the Past in the Future ? Joining Cuneiform Tablet Fragments in Virtual Collections

Gehlken, Erlend; Collins, Tim; Woolley, Sandra I.; Ch’ng, Eugene

Abstract

Joining cuneiform tablet fragments are separated within and between collections worldwide. In previous work of the Virtual Cuneiform Tablet Reconstruction Project [VCTR, 2018], automated joins were achieved for virtual 3D Ur and Uruk fragments held within the same collections. By virtue of this fact, these physical fragments were in close proximity to each other and, therefore, manual verification of each join could be readily achieved. Now, for the first time, a long-distance join is reported between cuneiform tablet fragments separated by 1000 km.

Citation

Gehlken, E., Collins, T., Woolley, S. I., & Ch’ng, E. (2017, July). Searching the Past in the Future ? Joining Cuneiform Tablet Fragments in Virtual Collections. Paper presented at 63rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: 63rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale
• Conference Location: Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany
• Start Date: Jul 24, 2017
• End Date: Jul 28, 2017
• Acceptance Date: Jul 3, 2017
• Publication Date: Jul 3, 2017
• Series Title: 63rd Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale
• Related Public URLs: https://www.uni-marburg.de/de/cnms/altorientalistik/poster-rai63-1.pdf; https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv2057qgh