- $254,000
Royal Lexicography: From Scholarship to Politics
Recipient: Veldhuis, Niek (Berkeley, CA 94720-1940 USA) in affiliation with University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA 94720 USA)
Goal: Digitization of lexical texts (bilingual Sumerian-Akkadian dictionaries, synonym lists, and sign lists) found in the library of the Assyrian king Assurbanipal (668-630 B.C.). The project would make available cataloging information and images of all cuneiform tablets coupled with transliterations and translations of the texts.
Description: The project Royal Lexicography: from Scholarship to Politics will create full digital access to the lexical texts (bilingual dictionaries, synonym lists, sign lists) from the library of king Assurbanipal (668-ca 630 BCE), in order to enable and encourage research at the crossroads of ancient scholarship and politics. The project will take full advantage of recent developments in digital cuneiform and will profit from the unique combination of expertise in digital publication and knowledge of the cuneiform lexical tradition that is available in the project team.
Grant: 194433 / PW-50340-09, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources, Year Awarded: 2009 - $350,000
Persepolis Fortification Archive
Recipient: Stolper, Matthew W (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: Cataloging and digitizing administrative documents dating from 500 B.C. from Persepolis, the chief imperial residence of the Achaemenid kings in the homeland of the ancient Persian Empire.
Description: In 1933, archaeologists from the Oriental Institute discovered tens of thousands of clay tablets and fragments at Persepolis, the palace complex of the Achaemenid Persian kings in Iran. They proved to be records of a regional administration from the imperial palaces in the years around 500 BC. The Persepolis Fortification Archive is a unique source for the languages, art, history, society, and institutions of ancient Iran and is in danger of being lost due to recent political and legal disputes. This project is conducting an accelerated program of recording the Archive, both texts and seal impressions. The Project uses several forms of electronic imaging, and co-ordinates the several kinds of information to be recorded with a suite of on-line tools for managing and presenting archaeological and textual data in a common environment. The results are to be distributed both in electronic form, on a continuous basis, via both the web, and in conventional printed form.
Grant: 189820 / PW-50118-08, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Humanities Collections and Reference Resources, Year Awarded: 2008 - $325,000
Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary [PSD]
Recipient: Tinney, Steve John (Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA)
Goal: The preparation of an online lexicon of Sumerian, the first documented written language dating from 3300 BC.
Grant: 179635 / PA-52110-06, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2006 - $280,000
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Recipient: Van den Hout, Theo P.J (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: Preparation of the "Chicago Hittite Dictionary," a comprehensive historical dictionary of the earliest written Indo-European language that is based on all known cuneiform texts dating from 1650 to 1180 B.C.
Grant: 174425 / PA-51300-05, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2005 - $302,000
Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary [PSD]
Recipient: Tinney, Steve John (Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA)
Goal: The completion of an online lexicon of Sumerian, the first documented written language dating from 3300 BC.
Description: This grant cycle, we will create a complete version of the Sumerian Dictionary, consisting of the headers and semantic outlines for every word derived from semantically tagged text corpora. Versions of this work will be released on the World Wide Web, CD-ROM and in print. The Web and CD-ROM versions will include substantial amounts of the Sumerian text corpus in a manner directly accessible from the Dictionary proper.
Grant: 167968 / PA-50594-04, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2004 - $230,000
Creating an Online Digital Library of Cuneiform Tablets from circa 3000 BC to the 1st Century AD
Recipient: Englund, Robert Keith (Los Angeles, CA 90095-1511 USA) in affiliation with University of California, Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA 90024 USA)
Goal: The creation of a digital library of cuneiform tablets dating from the beginning of writing, ca. 3200 B.C until the dawn of the Christian era and the development of online tools for broad access to the textual data.
Description: The CDLI is an international collaboration between UCLA, the German Max Planck Society, and other US and international cultural institutions and universities. We are requesting $247,059 over two years to develop on-line tools to allow broad access to the digital library of cuneiform tablets. Specifically, to create an interactive concordance system containing tools for both lexemic and grammatical analysis of Sumerian and Akkadian; implementation of an image-based paleography; and a systematic training program for humanities students and scholars in using the tools. Dissemination will occur through our website, on-line journals, CD and DVD, and presentation at international conferences.
Grant: 167997 / PA-50623-04, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2004 - $99,357
The Intellectual Heritage of Ancient Mesopotamia: The Baghdad Corpus of Lexical Texts
Recipient: Veldhuis, Nicolaas Christiaan (Berkeley, CA 94720-1040 USA) in affiliation with University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA 94720 USA)
Goal: The preparation of an online catalog of cuneiform lexical texts housed at the National Museum in Iraq. Images of the tablets, accompanied by transcriptions, will be available on a Web site at the museum and will be integrated into a larger database of cuneiform materials, the Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI).
Grant: 168401 / PI-50005-04, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Iraqi Cultural Heritage Initiative, Year Awarded: 2004 - $178,674
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Recipient: Van den Hout, Theo P.J (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: The preparation of the Chicago Hittite Dictionary, a comprehensive reference work on the earliest written Indo-European language that is based on all known cuneiform texts.
Grant: 162742 / PA-50152-03, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2003 - $302,000
Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary [PSD]
Recipient: Tinney, Steve John (Philadelphia, PA 19104-6324 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA)
Goal: The preparation of a comprehensive dictionary of Sumerian, the oldest known language to be preserved in written form.
Grant: 158355 / PA-24192-02, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2002 - $300,000
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Recipient: Van den Hout, Theo P.J (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: The preparation of the CHICAGO HITTITE DICTIONARY, a comprehensive reference work on the earliest written Indo-European language, based on all known cuneiform texts.
Grant: 158178 / PA-23784-01, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2001 - $420,000
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Recipient: Roth, Martha T (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: The completion of the CHICAGO ASSYRIAN DICTIONARY, a comprehensive dictionary of Akkadian, the earliest known Semitic language, which was recorded in cuneiform texts from circa 2400 B.C. to 100 A.D.
Grant: 158076 / PA-23532-00, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2000 - $234,853
Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary [PSD]
Recipient: Sjoberg, Ake W (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania
Goal: The preparation of a comprehensive dictionary of Sumerian, the oldest known language to be preserved in written form.
Grant: 158080 / PA-23555-00, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 2000 - $470,000
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Recipient: Roth, Martha T (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: To support the completion of the CHICAGO ASSYRIAN DICTIONARY, a comprehensive dictionary of Akkadian, the earliest known Semitic language, which is recorded in cuneiform texts from c. 2400 B.C. to 100 A.D.
Grant: 157951 / PA-23021-97, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 1997 - $250,000
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Recipient: Hoffner, Harry A (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: To support the preparation of the CHICAGO HITTITE DICTIONARY, a comprehensive reference work on the earliest written Indo-European language, based on all known cuneiform texts.
Grant: 157950 / PA-23020-97, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects, Year Awarded: 1997 - $302,542
Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary [PSD]
Recipient: Sjoberg, Ake W (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania
Goal: To support the preparation of a comprehensive dictionary of Sumerian, the oldest known language to be preserved in written form.
Grant: 161416 / RT-21748-95, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Reference Materials - Tools, Year Awarded: 1995 - $250,000
Chicago Assyrian Dictionary [CAD]
Recipient: Roth, Marion (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: To support the continued preparation of the CHICAGO ASSYRIAN DICTIONARY, the only comprehensive dictionary of the earliest known Semitic language.
Grant: 161414 / RT-21744-95, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Reference Materials - Tools, Year Awarded: 1995 - $245,000
Chicago Hittite Dictionary [CHD]
Recipient: Hoffner, Harry A (Chicago, IL 60637 USA) in affiliation with University of Chicago
Goal: To support continued preparation of the first complete dictionary of Hittite, the earliest written Indo-European language.
Grant: 161413 / RT-21743-95, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Reference Materials - Tools, Year Awarded: 1995 - $300,000
Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon [CAL]
Recipient: Kaufman, Stephen A (Cincinnati, OH 45220 USA) in affiliation with Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati
Goal: To support work on the five-volume COMPREHENSIVE ARAMAIC LEXICON that documents languages spoken in the time of Christ, including Jewish Babylonian, Christian Palestinian, Samaritan, and Mandaic Aramaic.
Grant: 161383 / RT-21591-94, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Reference Materials - Tools, Year Awarded: 1994 - $365,000
Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary [PSD]
Recipient: Sjoberg, Ake W (Philadelphia, PA 19104 USA) in affiliation with University of Pennsylvania
Goal: To support preparation of the PENNSYLVANIA SUMERIAN DICTIONARY, a compre- hensive lexicon and thesaurus of Sumerian, the oldest known language preserved in written form.
Grant: 161358 / RT-21445-93, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Reference Materials - Tools, Year Awarded: 1993 - $200,000
Catalogue of the Yale Babylonian Collection
Recipient: Hallo, William W (New Haven, CT 06520-8240 USA) in affiliation with Yale University (New Haven, CT 06520 USA)
Goal: To support the cataloguing of the Yale Babylonian Collection of 40,000 clay tablets inscribed in cuneiform, which include business records, poetry, religious writings, magic spells, and mathematical demonstrations.
Grant: 158848 / PS-20764-93, Division: Preservation and Access, Program: Preservation/Access Projects Pre 1996, Year Awarded: 1993 - Endowment for the humanities grants to category Ancient Languages; items 1-21 of 47 with a total funding of $5,658,426.