Year: 2026
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: This paper presents a layered annotation workflow for the historical linguistic study of Semitic epigraphic texts.Using a curated Phoenician corpus primarily based on Kanaanäische und Aramäische Inschriften (KAI), the system models inscriptions as multi-layered objects that encode graphemic, morphosyntactic, phonological, semantic, and contextual information as independently queryable layers.Annotation is embedded in a structured editorial workflow supporting peer review, expert validation, version tracking, and the representation of variant readings and uncertainty.A case study demonstrates how recurring formulaic constructions can be modeled as morphosyntactic configurations retrievable across inscriptions.Although the current corpus is limited in scope, the data model is language-agnostic, designed for extension to other Semitic epigraphic traditions.
Institution: Tel Aviv University
Subfield: Literature and Literary Theory
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W7166513702
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