The Urkesh Global Record (Version 1, Beta release)

Theory. Browser edition: principles

Data banks

Giorgio Buccellati – January 2026

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The concept

~ database: accessibility

three major improvements over non-digital

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1. The raw data

345,867 vessels and sherds as of 2017

Ceramics book

Big data see in Ceramics book

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2. Attribute systems

Metadata and

Grammar: roster and lexicon

total Roster codes

total Lexical attributes

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3. Shared public access

“J’ai tout perdu, mes fiches, ma femme, mon fils!”

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The search function

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