OCIANA is the world’s premier database for the epigraphic heritage of pre-Islamic Arabia. It includes inscriptions spanning from Oman to the Syrian desert, boasting at present over 45,000 records, with tens of thousands of unpublished texts awaiting entry. Each complete record presents photographs of the inscriptions as well as scholarly readings, translations, and commentaries that situate the inscription in its linguistic, cultural, and historical context. The cards include metadata for each epigraph, as well as precise GIS information available for researchers. OCIANA is an on-going work in ...
Our DEAPS website is currently in beta and will be live soon! The site's objective is to present digital editions of all Aramaic and Phoenician sources. We are starting with the Achaemenid Period, as the data derives from James D. Moore’s research database, which served as the model for the DLATO core database. DEAPS offers multiple editions and translations in parallel windows, along with an apparatus that provides lexical, grammatical, and bibliographic information. The site also includes metadata for each textual object, as well as a map-based search feature. We invite users to send ...
Almost a year after the creation of the DLATO and that launch of OCIANA, we're back with more developments. The DLATO website has undergone a face lift and our new DEAPS website is in beta and on its way to production. The CEPS project is in development, and there's more to come regarding enhanced features for each project! Keep eye out for updates this semester!
The DLATO about page now provides a short explanation of the Core Database, how it is used in the projects, and how it users experience it on the web. Check it out.
