The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2023

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Anthropology.net

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Delving into the enigmatic world of cuneiform clay tablets, researchers have harnessed AI technology to crack the code of ancient Babylonian literature. Led by Professor Enrique Jiménez 1 , the Fragmentarium project at LMU's Institute of Assyriology aims to digitally piece together fragments of the Gilgamesh epic and other Babylonian texts. Dating back over 4,000 years, these manuscripts, written in Sumerian and Akkadian languages, have long intrigued scholars but survived only in fragmente

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