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| The number of surviving cuneiform texts from Mesopotamia has required that tablets be classified according to type or genre, sub-type or sub-genre, and further divisions within these categories. While there is some consensus in the field as to how these divisions should be drawn and labelled, it is generally agreed that typology is a useful hermeneutic and organisational device that can highlight shared features of texts that can help with their translation and interpretation in a larger textual and historical context. \\ | The number of surviving cuneiform texts from Mesopotamia has required that tablets be classified according to type or genre, sub-type or sub-genre, and further divisions within these categories. While there is some consensus in the field as to how these divisions should be drawn and labelled, it is generally agreed that typology is a useful hermeneutic and organisational device that can highlight shared features of texts that can help with their translation and interpretation in a larger textual and historical context. \\ | ||
| - | Within a particular category, many texts conform to a shared structure. For example, Old Babylonian letters usually | + | Within a particular category, many texts conform to a shared structure. For example, Old Babylonian letters usually |
| For most beginners reading texts in an area or from a particular period that they are not familiar with, identifying these features can be daunting. Therefore, cdli:wiki includes under its tools a series of text typologies. The categories of text found here represent our attempt at structuring the Ancient Near Eastern textual corpus. \\ | For most beginners reading texts in an area or from a particular period that they are not familiar with, identifying these features can be daunting. Therefore, cdli:wiki includes under its tools a series of text typologies. The categories of text found here represent our attempt at structuring the Ancient Near Eastern textual corpus. \\ | ||
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| * [[Memorandums and private notices]]\\ | * [[Memorandums and private notices]]\\ | ||
| * [[Plans and drawings]]\\ | * [[Plans and drawings]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Seal legends and stamps]]\\ | + | * [[seals_and_sealings_in_the_ancient_near_east|Seal legends and stamps]]\\ |
| - | ===2. Scholarly Texts=== | ||
| - | Discussion\\ | ||
| - | * [[Lexical texts & word lists|Lexical texts and word lists]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Mathematical texts]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Medical texts]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Astral sciences]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Ritual and Liturgical texts|Ritual and liturgical texts]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Divination texts]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Recipes and Instructions]]\\ | ||
| - | * [[Commentaries]]\\ | ||
| //Texts used in the education of the Old Babylonian school were from various genres and are discussed in a general article on [[Education]].// | //Texts used in the education of the Old Babylonian school were from various genres and are discussed in a general article on [[Education]].// | ||
| - | ===3. Official and Display Texts=== | + | ===2. Official and Display Texts=== |
| Discussion\\ | Discussion\\ | ||
| * [[Official and Royal inscriptions]]\\ | * [[Official and Royal inscriptions]]\\ | ||
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| + | ===3. Scholarly Texts=== | ||
| + | Discussion\\ | ||
| + | * [[Lexical texts & word lists|Lexical texts and word lists]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Mathematical texts]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Medical texts]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Astral sciences]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Ritual and Liturgical texts|Ritual and liturgical texts]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Divination texts]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Recipes and Instructions]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Commentaries]]\\ | ||
| + | * [[Scholarly catalogues]] | ||
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| ===4. Literary Texts=== | ===4. Literary Texts=== | ||
| Discussion\\ | Discussion\\ | ||
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| * [[Narrative and mythological compositions]]\\ | * [[Narrative and mythological compositions]]\\ | ||
| * [[Compositions with a historical background]]\\ | * [[Compositions with a historical background]]\\ | ||
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| * [[Literary letters and letter-prayers]]\\ | * [[Literary letters and letter-prayers]]\\ | ||
| * [[Wisdom literature (including proverbs and folk literature)]]\\ | * [[Wisdom literature (including proverbs and folk literature)]]\\ | ||
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| //See also the main page [[Literature]] among the [[Encyclopedic articles]]// | //See also the main page [[Literature]] among the [[Encyclopedic articles]]// | ||
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| =====Object Typologies===== | =====Object Typologies===== | ||
| - | Here goes information on multi-column tablets etc. | + | Here goes information on multi-column tablets, amulets, school tablet formats, |
