Introduction

This Wikibase instance aims to provide a collaborative space for structuring and analysing Linked Open Data related to Greek metrical inscriptions. The aim is to make the data accessible, searchable, and reusable for the study of Greek epigraphic poetry, in its various literary forms, and diverse geographical, archaeological, and socio-historical contexts.

The following data are included: existing editions, translations and images, type of inscription, geographical provenance, dating, object (with reference to the material, state of preservation, measures, and last recorded location), writing technique, number of inscriptions on the object, language, length of the text, meter, layout (in relation to the metrical structure), clients and recipients, author, external online resources (e.g. PHI Inscriptions, Trismegistos, MAPPOLA, CLEO, Carmen). The data structure is described in the Data model. Data can be entered manually through the functions ‘New Item’ and ‘New Property’ or through QuickStatements. The data are analysed using the Query Service. Queries are collected in the page Query - access to data. Data can be exported in different formats (JSON, TSV, CSV).

It will be possible to expand the corpora at any time, whether new inscriptions are discovered or new editions of already known inscriptions are published. Through links to external digital resources, this instance of Wikibase aims to serve as a connecting space to other online epigraphic resources, both in terms of the inscriptions and the data associated with them.

Another aim is to contribute to the creation of a common data model for Greek and Latin epigraphy to be shared in Wikidata and other Wikibase instances, in order to achieve interoperability between the projects. The data model should be as consistent as possible with the principles and vocabularies of the FAIR Epigraphy Project and the WikiProject Epigraphy in Wikidata.

This project has been initiated by Pietro Ortimini (University of Pisa) and currently revolves around the data he has collected as part of his doctoral thesis on the literary forms and metrics of the Greek metrical inscriptions from the Imperial Age (late first century BC-early 4th century AD). As a future perspective, it would be desirable to expand the Wikibase to include the Greek metrical inscriptions from the Archaic and Classical periods, the Hellenistic period and Late Antiquity.
Persistent identifier of the database: https://arpi.unipi.it/handle/11568/1232688

All content is made available under the terms of the Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED).

For anyone interested in collaborating, please visit the Collaboration Space.

The database is still a work in progress; any feedback is welcome.