AUTHORS: ANNA MAMBELLI; DAVIDE DAINESE

WORK PACKAGE: WP 8 – uBIQUity

URL: https://lexicon.cnr.it/ojs/index.php/LP/article/view/872

Keywords: Intertextuality; Biblical Quotations; Augustine; De Genesi ad litteram; Genesis (OT
Book); Patristic Exegesis

Abstract
This contribution presents a case study that, on the basis of some occurrences of the adverb simul in Augustine’s De Genesi ad litteram, allows us to illustrate the classification system we adopt to map the intertextual relationships between known Greek and Latin versions of the Bible and some patristic texts. This taxonomy has been set up within the framework of two research projects, joint together within European research infrastructure for Religious Studies “Resilience-RI”. After a methodological introduction based on the state of the art, the workflow will be explained and finally the concrete example of the adverb simul will be shown focusing on the use of some passages from Genesis 1 and Sirach 18:1 in Augustine’s commentary.

AUTHORS: LAURA RIGHI

WORK PACKAGE: WP 7 – REVER

URL: https://www.rivisteweb.it/doi/10.17395/112876

KEYWORDS: Middle Ages, Digital Humanities, Religious Studies

Abstract
In recent years, the debate on the role and methodologies of the digital humanities has seen considerable development, including in the specific – but disciplinarily vast – domain of Religious Studies. Even if it is a recent debate, its premises are based on epistemological questions and assumptions whose history it’s important to outline. In this context, a great contribution could be provided by the research conducted on medieval textual corpora. Through the study of some cases, starting from Roberto Busas’ Index Thomisticus up to ongoing research projects, this contribution presents some trends and specificities of the analysis and publication of medieval sources in the digital environment. Aiming at discussing innovations and limits of this research field, and what can be its contribution to the ongoing debate on digital religious studies.

AUTHORS: FILIPPO DIARA; FRANCESCO GIUSEPPE BARSACCHI; STEFANO DE MARTINO

URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/14/11/4492

WORK PACKAGE: WP 9 – TAURUS

KEY WORDS: 3D scanning; cuneiform tablets; digital imaging; fingerprints; MSII; sealings

Abstract

This work and manuscript focus on how 3D scanning methodologies and post-processing analyses may help us to gain a deeper investigation of cuneiform tablets beyond the written content. The dataset proposed herein is a key part of the archaeological collection preserved in the Musei Reali of Turin in Italy; these archaeological artefacts enclose further important semantic information extractable through detailed 3D documentation and 3D model filtering. In fact, this scanning process is a fundamental tool for better reading of sealing impressions beneath the cuneiform text, as well as for understanding micrometric evidence of the fingerprints of scribes. Most of the seal impressions were made before the writing (like a watermark), and thus, they are not detectable to the naked eye due to cuneiform signs above them as well as the state of preservation. In this regard, 3D scanning and post-processing analysis could help in the analysis of these nearly invisible features impressed on tablets. For this reason, this work is also based on how 3D analyses may support the identification of the unperceived and almost invisible features concealed in clay tablets. Analysis of fingerprints and the depths of the signs can tell us about the worker’s strategies and the people beyond the artefacts. Three-dimensional models generated inside the Artec 3D ecosystem via Space Spider scanner and Artec Studio software were further investigated by applying specific filters and shaders. Digital light manipulation can reveal, through the dynamic displacement of light and shadows, particular details that can be deeply analysed with specific post-processing operations: for example, the MSII (multi-scale integral invariant) filter is a powerful tool exploited for revealing hidden and unperceived features such as fingerprints and sealing impressions (stratigraphically below cuneiform signs). Finally, the collected data will be handled twofold: in an open-access repository and through a common data environment (CDE) to aid in the data exchange process for project collaborators and common users.