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DatasetsUnread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of SumerianBDTNS: Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (Ur III catalogue and transliterations)
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BDTNS: Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (Ur III catalogue and transliterations)

Catalogue of 105,187 Ur III administrative documents with transliterations of 75,818 (1,350,035 lines), searchable online; the census against which the unread remainder of the Ur III corpus is measured. Online since 2002, hosted at CESGA since 2025; copyright Manuel Molina, no bulk download or open licence.

Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of SumerianUnread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of SumerianVersion 1.0Licence Copyright Manuel Molina / CSIC; free online consultation, no open licenceUpdated 31 Oct 2026

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