Cuneiform Artefacts of Iraq in Context (CAIC)
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The cuneiform artifacts of the Iraq Museum Baghdad are of utmost importance for the knowledge of ancient Mesopotamia and constitute an important part of the cultural heritage not only of the Middle East but of all humanity; these objects are fundamentally endangered.
IM 132553 from Iraq Museum Baghdad // Photo: Anmar Fadhil, bearbeitet von Enrique Jimenez.Cuneiform Artefacts of Iraq in Context (CAIC)
Host Academy
Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities
Location and federal state
Munich, Bavaria
Type
Editions: Ancient History
Project number
II.C.29
This interdisciplinary academy project will document around 17,000 cuneiform tablets, provide editions and analyses from a historical and linguistic perspective, and make them available online for the public and experts from various disciplines using the latest digital approaches.
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