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A Large-Scale Dataset of Annotated Cuneiform Sign Images for Digital Palaeography Cover

A Large-Scale Dataset of Annotated Cuneiform Sign Images for Digital Palaeography

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|Mar 2026

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/johd.503 | Journal eISSN: 2059-481X
Language: English
Submitted on: Dec 19, 2025
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Accepted on: Feb 20, 2026
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Published on: Mar 25, 2026
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

© 2026 Or Lewenstein, Daniel López, Cyrill Dankwardt, Mays Fadhil Alrawi, Louisa Grill, Brian Mak, Albert Setälä, Fiammetta Gori, Aino Hätinen, Felix Rauchhaus, Zsombor Földi, Enrique Jiménez, published by Ubiquity Press
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