CDL Catalogues Definitions

Exemplar (P-numbered) Catalogue

Publication information:

Primary Publication: This is the fullest standard treatment of the document. If document is unpublished, enter "unpublished."

Author: The author of the primary publication.

Publication Date: The date of primary publication.

Publication History: This field is for other fuller treatments of the document.

Citation: Enter in this field all published references to the text except for published collations.

Author Remarks: This field is reserved for comments made in the primary publication concerning the document.

Published Collation: Enter the published collations of texts in this field rather than in the citations filed.

Object Type

Select from standard list:

tablet
brick
bulla
cone
cylinder
envelope
nail
prism
seal (not impression)
sealing
tag
uncertain
other (see object remarks)

Object Remarks: This is a free text field. If the object type given is "other," describe the object in this field, e.g., amulet, axe head, boundary stone, bowel, liver model, mace head, monument, statue, vase, weight, etc.

Measurements: Measurements of the object are required. They should be given in whole millimeters for height, width, and thickness. They will displayed on-line in that order.

Object Preservation: Select the preservation level of the object from a standard list: "fragment," "25%," "50%," "75%," "complete."

Surface Preservation: Select the level of surface preservation from a standard list: "excellent," "good," "fair," "poor."

Condition Description: This field is for comments, e.g. baked, missing top right corner, pick marks, etc.

Join Information: Enter remarks here concerning object joins, such as "no physical join." The list of joins will be automatically generated in a field at the top of the entry form.

Seal ID: This field is reserved for the ID number of seals found in the standard seal catalog (pending).

Seal Information: This field is for comments concerning the sealing of the tablet, e.g. seal legend, placement, owner, user, iconography.

Join this fragment to a text: Click the left button to join this record to the record of the primary text

Join a fragment to this text: Click the right button to join a record of a secondary fragment to this text; You can link multiple fragments to a main composite tablet. The joins and will be displayed at the top of the window with links to the related records. Records of primary texts and fragments can be unlinked using the same buttons.

Provenience: The provenience of the object should be entered in this field. Enter "unknown" if necessary.

Provenience Remarks: Enter comments concerning the provenience in this field, e.g. "Dealer claimed the tablet was from Larsa."

Excavation No.: This field is for the excavation number if it differs from the museum number or the accession number.

Excavation Details:: If additional excavation information is available, please enter it in the following fields:

Dating conventions: Dates should be entered in the form RN.Y#.M#.D#, with "--" for lost information, "00" when information was not given by the scribe, "?" where uncertain and "min" or "diri" where appropriate.

Examples:: AS.05.05.12? Amar-Suen, year 5, month 5, possibly day 12; SH?.05?.04diri.12 Possibly reign of Shulgi, possibly his year 5, extra month 4, day 12; SH?.05?.13diri.12 Possibly reign of Shulgi, possibly his year 5, extra month 13, day 12; SH.--.09min.00 Shulgi, year name lost, second month 9, no day given; NA.f.05.10 Nur-Adad, year f, month 5, day 10; UK.05.g.00 Urukagina, year 5, month g, no day given; There will be standardized lists of all year and month names of all periods.

Period: Select period from standard list in pull-down menu.

Date of Origin: This is the last date given in a document with multiple dates or the only date on a document.

Dates Referenced: All dates mentioned in a document with multiple dates should be listed, separated by commas in this field.

Date Remarks: Comments

Alternative Years: If the same year name may refer to more than one possible year, and the particular year cannot otherwise be determined, the alternative years should be listed in this field, separated by commas, e.g. SH.25, SH.38, AS.05.

Accounting Period: xxx

Owner: This field is for the owner, private or public, individual or institution, of the collection, e.g. Yale, VAM, John Doe. Enter "anonymous" if you do not wish this information to be made public.

Museum No.: The collection or museum number of the document, e.g. YBC 14389, VAT 4126. Enter only a single number; joins will be calculated automatically.

Accession No.: Enter the accession number if it differs from the museum number or the excavation number.

Acquisition History: This field is for comments concerning the acquisition of the object, e.g. "purchased from David on 14/12/38."

Owner Remarks: Owner specific remarks or the name of the owner if anonymous in owner field above. This information will not be made public.

Genre: Select genre from standard list: "Administrative (including legal)," "Lexical," Literary," "Royal."

Subgenre: Select subgenre from standard list to be determined.

Subgenre Remarks: Field for comments, e.g. consolidated texts; parallels; contents; equivalences.

Languages: Select one or more languages from standard list.

CDL Catalogues Definitions

Exemplar (P-numbered) Catalogue

Publication information:

Physical information:

Provenience information:

Chronology information:

Collection information:

Text content information:

CDLI data information:

Composite (Q-numbered) Catalogue