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Musical Instruments in Ancient Mesopotamia (MIAM) A Semantic Media Wiki Database and Lexicon

Dahlia Shehata, Benedetta Bellucci, Tomash Shtohryn April 08, 2025 database, lexicon, music, open access, Semantic MediaWiki

Under peer review

A research project presentation with the scope of collecting, classifying and interpreting musical instruments, their terminology, iconography, and contexts from texts, images and original finds. Its outcome is presented in online database and lexicon based on Semantic Media Wiki-technology (SMW).

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Interview with Nepos Games about their game Nebuchadnezzar

Gustav Ryberg Smidt, Michael Wamposzyc March 10, 2024 pedagogy, gamification, city-builder

Under peer review

Not many games are focused on the ancient Near East, but we've gotten the chance to talk with the programmer of one of them. Nebuchadnezzar is a city-builder game and it's fun. This interview is meant to peak an interest in it and showcase the benefits gamification can have for how we see our research field.

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Digital Ancient Near Eastern Studies - A Transition to Arts and Crafts

Shai Gordin, Avital Romach, Eliese-Sophia Lincke, Hubert Mara, Aleksi Sahala, Marine Béranger February 16, 2024 opinion, open access, DANES network doi

A brief history of computational studies of the ancient Near East, and an introduction to the organizational structure, running actions, and vision of the DANES network to the wider Ancient Near Eastern studies community.