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The Jerusalem Prosopography Project
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>Prosopography and computers
You don’t have to be over 50 to appreciate
the possibility of retrieving effortlessly every
record you have ever written down.
You don’t have to be over 50 to appreciate
the possibility of retrieving effortlessly every
record you have ever written down.
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>Prosopography and the Web
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A web-based prosopography can
involve many partners working in a
variety of surroundings.
A web-based prosopography can
involve many partners working in a
variety of surroundings.
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>1984 born digital
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Back in 1984 a PC was a
luxury item. I was so
scatterbrained that I needed
a computer even in those
days to keep my notes
straight. For me it wasn't a
luxury, it was a necessity.
Back in 1984 a PC was a
luxury item. I was so
scatterbrained that I needed
a computer even in those
days to keep my notes
straight. For me it wasn't a
luxury, it was a necessity.
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>Login
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http://micro5.mscc.huji.ac.il:81/JPP/demo
guest
jpp-demo
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>JPP Demo Home Page
PEIA already has 1650 persons
5841 keywords
982 tribes
280 sources
2508 places
163 authors
PEIA already has 1650 persons
5841 keywords
982 tribes
280 sources
2508 places
163 authors
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>What’s in the name?
In category: Persons, go to the letter Z and
click on Ziyad ibn Abihi. His id card includes
fields for alternative names, nisbas, kunyas,
nicknames, descriptions, periods, tribes and
projects.
In category: Persons, go to the letter Z and
click on Ziyad ibn Abihi. His id card includes
fields for alternative names, nisbas, kunyas,
nicknames, descriptions, periods, tribes and
projects.
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Ziyad Ibn Abihi –1/3
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Ziyad Ibn Abihi – Continue – 2/3
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Ziyad Ibn Abihi – Continue – 3/3
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>Beyond the id card
Ziyad Ibn Abihi – Continue – 2/3The linked persons, tribes, places and
keywords belong to the reports that follow
The linked persons, tribes, places and
keywords belong to the reports that follow
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Ziyad Ibn Abihi – Continue – 2/3
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Ziyad Ibn Abihi – Continue – 3/3
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Ziyad Ibn Abihi – Continue – 3/3
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> keywords
Keywords allow you to retrieve information
according to many parameters
Keywords allow you to retrieve information
according to many parameters
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> Harvesting data
• At the homepage, look for a word in a
specific category or in all categories
• Or look for a number of words as you
would do in Google
• There is no need for diacritics
• At the homepage, look for a word in a
specific category or in all categories
• Or look for a number of words as you
would do in Google
• There is no need for diacritics
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> Harvesting data
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> Look for shurta in category keywords
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> Look for shurta in category keywords
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> Look for abd al-aziz in category persons
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> Look for shurta sijistan in category all
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> Look for governor sind in category all
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> Add a report, a person, a keyword etc.
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> New Report
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> Edit an existing report
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>The End
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Thank you
for your time!
Thank you
for your time!