Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet

Tim Collins; Sandra Woolley; Erlend Gehlken; Eugene Ch'ng

doi:10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346284

Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet

Tim Collins^*
, Sandra Woolley
, Erlend Gehlken
, Eugene Ch'ng

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of International Communications

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Abstract

The epic of Atrahasis is one of the most significant pieces of ancient Mesopotamian literature. The account has survived millennia on sets of clay tablets inscribed with cuneiform script; a sophisticated early writing system comprising signs formed from wedge-shaped impressions. The third tablet belonging to one of the most complete copies of the Atrahasis epic is broken. For over fifty years, one fragment, held in Geneva, was believed to join with another held in London. However, due to their 1000 km separation, the join had never been physically tested. This paper contributes a technological account of the successful virtual joining of the fragments [1], the first ever long-distance virtual join of its type.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017
Editors	Alonzo Addison, Lizbeth Goodman, Alonzo Addison
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538644935
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346284
Publication status	Published - 24 Apr 2018
Event	23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 31 Oct 2017 → 4 Nov 2017

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Name	Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017
Volume	2018-January

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Conference	23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	31/10/17 → 4/11/17

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Collins, T., Woolley, S., Gehlken, E., & Ch'ng, E. (2018). Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet. In A. Addison, L. Goodman, & A. Addison (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017 (pp. 1-6). (Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017; Vol. 2018-January). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346284

Collins, Tim ; Woolley, Sandra ; Gehlken, Erlend et al. / Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet. Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017. editor / Alonzo Addison ; Lizbeth Goodman ; Alonzo Addison. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. pp. 1-6 (Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017).

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Collins, T, Woolley, S, Gehlken, E & Ch'ng, E 2018, Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet. in A Addison, L Goodman & A Addison (eds), Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017. Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017, vol. 2018-January, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1-6, 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017, Dublin, Ireland, 31/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346284

Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet. / Collins, Tim; Woolley, Sandra; Gehlken, Erlend et al.
Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017. ed. / Alonzo Addison; Lizbeth Goodman; Alonzo Addison. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2018. p. 1-6 (Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017; Vol. 2018-January).

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Collins T, Woolley S, Gehlken E, Ch'ng E. Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet. In Addison A, Goodman L, Addison A, editors, Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2018. p. 1-6. (Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017). doi: 10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346284

Computational aspects of model acquisition and join geometry for the virtual reconstruction of the atrahasis cuneiform tablet

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