Overview and timeline

Giorgio Buccellati – June 2023
Marco De Pietri – June 2023 to current

Overview

Given the nature of the project as being highly collaborative, there is a large number of events that speak to what is being accomplished. This section covers in detail all of these results, sorting them first as to whether they are aimed to the scholarly community or to the general public, and then by content categories.

The project effectively started in the summer of 2022, so its tenure is planned through July 2025.

Timeline

Following is the timeline for completion of some specific tasks within the project, as anticipated in Section III under Overview. Accordingly, it includes only a portion of the results actually obtained, which are otherwise found in detail in the rest of this section.

This timeline is kept regularly updated, with changes for either new entries or changes in the completion estimates.

Cells in red indicate completion of the task.

An Excel version of the file is available here.

Timeline by last name

	2023		2024		2025
	July	Sep	Jan.	July	Jan.	July
A. Ahmad and L. Crescioli (sites), A6: the kitchen area				x
K. al-Bahloul (sites), A10: the kitchen area of the service quarter AK	x

F. Buccellati (sites), A16 (2nd edition)				x
F. Buccellati (ed.) (printed), Terqa Cloves and Paleobotany		x

G. Buccellati (this website), Cybernetica Mesopotamica, Part One
G. Buccellati (sites), Conservation				x
G. Buccellati (sites), Grammar				x
G. Buccellati (sites), Mozan sitewide				x
G. Buccellati (theory), Digital discourse			x
G. Buccellati (bibliography), Four Banks			x
G. Buccellati (bibliography), Mesopotamian literature						x
G. Buccellati (printed), Digital Discourse. A View from the Field			x
G. Buccellati (printed), Urkesh beyond Urkesh				x
G. Buccellati and M. Stancavage (printed), Cornerstone			x

S. Comelli (sites), Metal artifacts					x

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

M. De Pietri (sites), conversion of UGR books to MID standards		x
M. De Pietri (sites), Roster and lexicon updating program		x
M. De Pietri, editor: R. Hauser (sites), Animal figurines				x
M. De Pietri (this website), Cybernetica Mesopotamica, Part Two
M. De Pietri (sites), S6: a path to the Palace area					x
M. De Pietri (bibliography), Mesopotamian politics				x
M. De Pietri (ed.) (printed), Collectanea Urkeshiana 1				x

B. Forni (sites), Rewrite of JD and VWX programs
B. Forni (sites), Sitewide tabulations and data base program		x
B. Forni (sites), Urkesh.org			x
B. Forni (sites), Website on Python program documentation				x
B. Forni (sites), ceramic: inclusion in JD; revisions of CerPhaS			x

J. L. Hayes (bibliography), Akkadian grammatical studies				x
J. L. Hayes and T.-L. Tanaka (texts), OB royal letters: morphemics						x
J. L. Hayes and T.-L. Tanaka (texts), OB letters: graphemics						x

M. Kelly-Buccellati (sites), Ceramics	x
M. Kelly-Buccellati (seals), Glyptics				x
M. Kelly-Buccellati (bibliography), Mesopotamian art						x
M. Kelly-Buccellati (printed), Urkesh Ceramics				x
M. Kelly-Buccellati (printed), Urkesh Glyptics						x

A. Kharobi (sites), Physical anthropology				x
A. Kharobi (printed), Physical anthropology			x

J. Lynch (bibliography), Mesopotamian religion			x

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

L. Recht (bibliography), Critique of Archaeological Reason				x

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

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


– (sites), A7: the (presumed) entrance to the service quarter
– (sites), A10: the kitchen area of the service quarter AK
– (sites), A11: the service rooms of the courtyard
– (sites), AP: the Palace area as a whole
– (sites), J7: the Eastern edge of the Plaza
– (texts), Ebla personal names

Timeline by topic

		2023		2024		2025
		July	Sep	Jan.	July	Jan.	July
Theory
	G. Buccellati (theory), Digital discourse			x

Sites
	G. Buccellati (this website), Cybernetica Mesopotamica, Part One
	M. De Pietri (this website), Cybernetica Mesopotamica, Part Two
	M. De Pietri (sites), conversion of UGR books to MID standards		x
	M. De Pietri (sites), Roster and lexicon updating program		x
	B. Forni (sites), Rewrite of JD and VWX programs
	B. Forni (sites), Sitewide tabulations and data base program		x
	B. Forni (sites), Urkesh.org			x
	B. Forni (sites), ceramic: inclusion in JD; revisions of CerPhaS		x
	B. Forni (sites), Website on Python program documentation				x

UGR: unit books
	G. Buccellati (sites), Mozan sitewide				x
	– (sites), AP: the Palace area as a whole
	A. Ahmad and L. Crescioli (sites), A6: the kitchen area				x
	– (sites), A7: the (presumed) entrance to the service quarter
	J. L. Walker (sites), A9: service courtyard north of AK					x
	K. al-Bahloul (sites), A10: the kitchen area of the service quarter AK
	– (sites), A11: the service rooms of the courtyard
	M. Stancavage (sites), A12: the necromantic shaft (ābi)				x
	J. L. Walker (sites), A14: sacral area					x
	J. L. Walker (sites), A15: reception area			x
	F. Buccellati (sites), A16 (2nd edition)				x
	L. Crescioli (sites), A20: eastern sector			x
	L. Crescioli (sites), J1: the central portion of the revetment wall				x
	L. Crescioli (sites), J2: the monumental access area				x
	J. L. Walker (sites), J3: the LC3 levels				x
	Y. Mahmoud (sites), J4: the Western end of the Plaza			x
	J. L. Walker (sites), J5: the NW Mittani period access area				x
	– (sites), J7: the Eastern edge of the Plaza
	J. L. Walker (sites), OH2: the field of Saleh al-Abrash					x
	M. De Pietri (sites), S6: a path to the Palace area					x

UGR: topical books
	M. De Pietri, editor: R. Hauser (sites), Animal figurines				x
	M. Kelly-Buccellati (sites), Ceramics	x
	G. Buccellati (sites), Conservation				x
	G. Buccellati (sites), Grammar				x
	Y. Mahmoud (sites), Human figurines				x
	S. Comelli (sites), Metal artifacts					x
	A. Kharobi (sites), Physical anthropology				x

Bibliography (4banks)
	G. Buccellati (bibliography), Four Banks			x
	J. L. Hayes (bibliography), Akkadian grammatical studies				x
	L. Recht (bibliography), Critique of Archaeological Reason				x
	M. Kelly-Buccellati (bibliography), Mesopotamian art						x
	G. Buccellati (bibliography), Mesopotamian literature						x
	M. De Pietri (bibliography), Mesopotamian politics				x
	J. Lynch (bibliography), Mesopotamian religion			x

Texts
	– (texts), Ebla personal names
	J. L. Hayes and T.-L. Tanaka (texts), OB royal letters: morphemics						x
	J. L. Hayes and T.-L. Tanaka (texts), OB letters: graphemics						x

Seals
	M. Kelly-Buccellati (seals), Glyptics				x

Printed volumes
	G. Buccellati (printed), Urkesh beyond Urkesh				x
	G. Buccellati (printed), Digital Discourse. A View from the Field			x
	G. Buccellati and M. Stancavage (printed), Cornerstone			x
	F. Buccellati (ed.) (printed), Terqa Cloves and Paleobotany		x
	L. Crescioli (printed) Pottery Kilns from the Khabur Period				x
	M. De Pietri (ed.) (printed), Collectanea Urkeshiana 1				x
	A. Kharobi (printed), Physical anthropology			x
	M. Kelly-Buccellati (printed), Urkesh Ceramics				x
	M. Kelly-Buccellati (printed), Urkesh Glyptics						x
	Y. Mahmoud (printed), Human figurines			x