Created: 2026-04-21 Last Reviewed: 2026-05-12
This repository collects technical and editorial documentation for the Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) platform. It is the entry point for backend and frontend contributors and editors.
- Backend (ebl-api) — architecture, data model, API contract, lifecycle, operations, and contribution rules.
- Frontend (ebl-frontend) — architecture, data and API integration, routes and features, build and operations.
- eBL Coding Standards
- Editorial conventions (Corpus)
- Editorial conventions (Library)
- eBL ATF and other ATF flavors
- Adding references to eBL
- Rules for normalizing names in cuneiform texts
- Adding dossiers
- Manual for mapping cuneiform tablets
- Creating photo montages of tablets to check joins
Standalone utilities live under tools/:
- tools/atf-importer-runner/ — interactive runner around the ATF importer.
- tools/cuneiform-tablet-stitch-tools/ — Photoshop actions and JSX scripts for stitching and scaling tablet photographs.
For an overview of the eBL project, its scientific goals, and its AI work, see the project website and the Fragmentarium.