# Edward C. Williams 2023: DeepScribe: Localization and Classification of Elamite Cuneiform Signs Via Deep Learning

> Edward C. Williams, Grace Su, Sandra R. Schloen et al., 2023. 3 records on Mysteries Department cite it. arXiv 2306.01268 (v2, February 2025). Modular…

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# DeepScribe: Localization and Classification of Elamite Cuneiform Signs Via Deep Learning

Edward C. Williams, Grace Su, Sandra R. Schloen et al., 2023.

**Unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian** Article0

## What it's used for here

arXiv 2306.01268 (v2, February 2025). Modular pipeline (RetinaNet localisation, ResNet classification) trained on more than 5,000 annotated images and 100,000 sign bounding boxes from the Persepolis Fortification Archive (Achaemenid Elamite): localisation mAP 0.78, classifier top-5 accuracy 0.89, end-to-end top-5 0.80. Used as the benchmark for photograph-to-sign reading on a homogeneous archive.

## Cited by on this site 3 records

[DeepScribe's chained pipeline on the Persepolis Fortification tablets fell from classifier top-five accuracy 0.89 to…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/evidence/EVD0DEDXP94PC2X/deepscribes-chained-pipeline-on-the-persepolis-fortification)

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[The unread cuneiform: half a million tablets and the limits of Sumerian](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform)

The mystery article

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[Can machines read the cuneiform tablets that no scholar has read?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/unread-cuneiform/questions/QST0DEDT2BJHV5Z/can-machines-read-the-cuneiform-tablets-that-no-scholar-has)

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## Cite it

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Edward C. Williams, Grace Su, Sandra R. Schloen, Miller C. Prosser, Susanne Paulus, & Sanjay Krishnan (2023). DeepScribe: Localization and Classification of Elamite Cuneiform Signs Via Deep Learning. https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01268
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[Find it at arxiv.org](https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.01268)

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