# Review of Computational Epigraphy

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.06570 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2406.06570/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- Builds on 7 of its 68 references that are in the map.
- First posted on arXiv 3 Jun 2024.

## Builds on (most cited first, 7 of 7)

- [Restoring ancient text using deep learning: a case study on Greek epigraphy](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1910.06262/) (2019)
- [KuroNet: Pre-Modern Japanese Kuzushiji Character Recognition with Deep Learning](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1910.09433/) (2019)
- [Restoration of Fragmentary Babylonian Texts Using Recurrent Neural Networks](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2003.01912/) (2020)
- [Restoring and Mining the Records of the Joseon Dynasty via Neural Language Modeling and Machine Translation](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2104.05964/) (2021)
- [Filling the Gaps in Ancient Akkadian Texts: A Masked Language Modelling Approach](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2109.04513/) (2021)
- [Deep Learning the Indus Script](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1702.00523/) (2017)
- [A Novel Approach to OCR using Image Recognition based Classification for Ancient Tamil Inscriptions in Temples](https://mlsanity.com/paper/1907.04917/) (2019)

## Built on by (most cited first, 1 of 1)

- [EpiSAM: Character Segmentation in Challenging Stone Inscriptions](https://mlsanity.com/paper/2606.28859/) (2026)

## Abstract (arXiv)

Computational Epigraphy refers to the process of extracting text from stone inscription, transliteration, interpretation, and attribution with the aid of computational methods. Traditional epigraphy methods are time consuming, and tend to damage the stone inscriptions while extracting text. Additionally, interpretation and attribution are subjective and can vary between different epigraphers. However, using modern computation methods can not only be used to extract text, but also interpret and attribute the text in a robust way. We survey and document the existing computational methods that aid in the above-mentioned tasks in epigraphy.