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3D Scans Of Ancient Tablets

Posted by timothy on from the less-crumbly dept.

clonebarkins writes "The BBC is reporting on a new project to create 3D scans of ancient tablets written in cuneiform. They are using software from Kestrel 3D. Just wait till Project Gutenberg gets a hold of these!"

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  1. Sumerian texts by Pall+Agamemnides · · Score: 5, Informative

    Just wait till Project Gutenberg gets a hold of these!"

    You can already find some Sumerian texts on the Internet, along with translations:

    The Electronic Text Corpus of Sumerian Literature