A Large-Scale Dataset of Annotated Cuneiform Sign Images for Digital Palaeography

A large-scale dataset of 158,946 annotated cuneiform sign images extracted from 9,276 clay tablets spanning over three millennia of Mesopotamian history (ca. 2800 BCE–75 CE). The dataset was created through manual annotation on the Electronic Babylonian Literature (eBL) platform and semi-automated extraction methods, combining high-resolution photographs from major collections with detailed metadata including sign names, transliteration values, and historical periods. A paper accompaning the publication of this dataset is in preparation.