Overview

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A two-pronged approach

The project aims (1) to present certain sets of data, many of which are as yet unpublished, and (2) to develop a reflection about digital method. The title of the project reflects this duality and I will address each side of the issue respectively in the section Cybernetica as it pertains to methods, and in the section Mesopotamica as it pertains to data.

“Cybernetica: the digital goals.” – Conceptually, we aim to clarify this two-pronged approach and to show its wider relevance for the humanities and the social sciences.

“Mesopotamica“: the substantive goals. – Operationally, our aim is to complete a number of websites in the system, in addition to using a number of other established channels of scholarly communication. I will list here the details of how implementation will take place in the form of digital and other publications, the details of which will be given in Section IV. WORK IN PROGRESS and section V. RESULTS.

Non-digital. – While the thrust of our project is in the digital area, our aim is also to pursue a number of other venues in publishing the results of the project’s work.

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A comprehensive list of individual projects by author

The project is an intensively collaborative project. Listed here are all the individual projects, by author’s last name, from all five domains.

The link after the author’s name leads to the pertinent domain within the Goals section, while the title of the project leads to the pertinent website. The entries at the end, with a dash in lieu of an author’s name, are still unassigned.

For the section on Printed Venues I only include books and omit the articles.

Marco De Pietri is the editorial coordinator of all the projects within the system.

1. A. Ahmad and L. Crescioli (sites), A6: the kitchen area of the service quarter AK


2. F. Buccellati (sites), A16 (2nd edition)
3. F. Buccellati (sites), AP: the Palace area as a whole
4. F. Buccellati (ed.) (printed), Terqa Cloves and Paleobotany, Scarabs and Beads, Plaques and Figurines
5. F. Buccellati (ed.) (printed), Collectanea Urkeshiana 1. Conservation and Site Presentation


6. G. Buccellati (this introductory website), Cybernetica Mesopotamica, Part One
7. G. Buccellati (sites), Conservation
8. G. Buccellati (sites), Grammar
9. G. Buccellati (sites), Mozan sitewide
10. G. Buccellati (theory), Digital discourse
11. G. Buccellati (bibliography), Four Banks
12. G. Buccellati (bibliography), Mesopotamian literature
13. G. Buccellati (printed), Digital Discourse. A View from the Field
14. G. Buccellati (printed), Urkesh beyond Urkesh. Conservation and Cultural Heritage
15. G. Buccellati and M. Stancavage (printed), Cornerstone and Necromancy


16. S. Comelli (sites), Metal artifacts


17. L. Crescioli (sites), A20: eastern sector
18. L. Crescioli (sites), J1: the central portion of the revetment wall
19. L. Crescioli (sites), J2: the monumental access area
20. L. Crescioli (printed) Pottery Kilns from the Khabur Period


21. M. De Pietri(sites), conversion of UGR books to MID standards
22. M. De Pietri, editor: R. Hauser (sites), Animal figurines
23. M. De Pietri (this introductory website), Cybernetica Mesopotamica, Part Two
24. M. De Pietri (sites), S6: a path to the Palace area
25. M. De Pietri (bibliography), Mesopotamian politics


26. B. Forni (sites), Rewrite of JD and VWX programs
27. B. Forni (sites), Sitewide tabulations and database program
28. B. Forni (sites), urkesh.org
29. B. Forni (sites), Roster and lexicon updating program
30. B. Forni (sites), Website on Python program documentation


31. J. L. Hayes (bibliography), Akkadian grammatical studies
32. J. L. Hayes and T.-L. Tanaka (texts), Old Babylonian royal letters: morphemic analysis
33. J. L. Hayes and T.-L. Tanaka (texts), Old Babylonian letters: graphemic analysis


34. M. Kelly-Buccellati (sites), Ceramics
35. M. Kelly-Buccellati (seals), Glyptics
36. M. Kelly-Buccellati (bibliography), Mesopotamian art
37. M. Kelly-Buccellati (printed), Urkesh Ceramics
38. M. Kelly-Buccellati (printed), Urkesh Glyptics


39. A. Kharobi (sites), Physical anthropology
40. A. Kharobi ((printed), Physical anthropology


41. J. Lynch (bibliography), Mesopotamian religion


42. Y. Mahmoud (sites), Human figurines
43. Y. Mahmoud (sites), J4: the Western end of the Plaza
44. Y. Mahmoud (printed), Human figurines


45. L. Recht (sites), ceramic sections in unit books (currently A15)
46. L. Recht (seals), the ED III corpus
47. L. Recht (bibliography), Critique of Archaeological Reason, second edition


48. M. Stancavage (sites), A12: the necromantic shaft (ābi)


49. J. L. Walker (sites), A9: service courtyard north of the service quarter AK
50. J. L. Walker (sites), A14: sacral area
51. J. L. Walker (sites), A15: reception area
52. J. L. Walker (sites), J3: the LC3 levels
53. J. L. Walker (sites), J5: the NW Mittani period access area
54. J. L. Walker (sites), OH2: the field of Saleh al-Abrash


55. – (sites), A7: the (presumed) entrance to the service quarter
56. – (sites), A10: the kitchen area of the service quarter AK
57. – (sites), A11: the service rooms of the courtyard
58. – (sites), J7: the Eastern edge of the Plaza
59. – (texts), Ebla personal names

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Timeline

A timeline for completion of the various tasks within the project will be found below in Section IV.