October 2022
Vol. 10, No. 10
Carved, Signed, Crossed Out – Documents on Wooden Sticks from Ancient South Arabia
By Peter Stein
Most ancient Near Eastern writing systems involved symbols on clay, stone, or papyrus. But in Ancient South Arabia the medium was wooden sticks. Read More
The Cuneiform Wide Web: From Card Catalogues to Digital Assyriology
By Shai Gordin and Avital Romach
Can computers read cuneiform better than experts? The answer, at the moment, is no. The question is will they and why would we want them to? Read More
Prismatic Gilgamesh
By Sophus Helle
The Epic of Gilgamesh was first translated into English 150 years ago and is now available in a bewildering array of languages. What accounts for its enduring popularity? Read More
The History of Isaiah and the Age of Empires
By Jacob Stromberg
The prophet Isaiah lived during the Neo-Assyrian empire. But the two halves of his book also speak of later Neo-Babylonian and Persian empires. Do they speak of the past or the future? Read More
