Smart search uses string distance algorithms to return the best matching words for your query.

• Basic smart search

  Type the word you are looking for.

  • Anita
  • A-ni-it-ta
  • lugal
  • a-ap-pa-an

• Prefix search

  Type the word followed by an asterisk (*).

  • Ani*
  • A-ni-it*
  • luga*
  • a-ap-pa-*

• Suffix search

  Precede the word with an asterisk (*).

  • *nita
  • *ni-it-ta
  • *gal
  • *p-pa-an

• Infix search

  Wrap the word between two asterisks (*).

  • *nit*
  • *ni-it-t*
  • *ga*
  • *p-p*

• Prefix + suffix search

  Place an asterisk (*) inside the word to match both a beginning and an ending at once: prefix*suffix. The prefix and suffix are searched independently — the prefix uses fuzzy matching if it is longer than 3 characters, and the suffix uses phonetic exact matching if it is 3 characters or fewer. Match score is a length-weighted average of both parts.

  • anit*an
  • pithan*as
  • kuss*as
  • LUGAL*UT

  Wrap in quotation marks to require exact matching of both parts:

  • "anit*an"
  • "kuss*as"

Exact search uses a strict string comparison algorithm. If no exact match is found, the search falls back to smart fuzzy search automatically.

• Basic exact search

  Wrap the word in quotation marks.

  • "Anitta"
  • "A-ni-it-ta"
  • "URU"
  • "a-ap-pa-an"

• Prefix, suffix, and infix patterns can be combined with quotation marks for exact matching.

  • "*nitta"
  • "*ni-it-ta"
  • "luga*"
  • "*RU*"

Type two or more words separated by spaces to find sentences containing all of them. Each word is searched independently using its own matching rules, so you can freely mix fuzzy words, exact terms, and wildcards.

• Basic multi-word search

  Separate words by spaces. Results show only sentences where every word appears (in any order).

  • anitta LUGAL
  • LUGAL URU
  • pithana kussara

• Mixed fuzzy and exact

  Each word can use its own search mode: fuzzy, exact, prefix, or suffix.

  • "anitta" LUGAL
  • anit* "LUGAL"
  • "anitta" "URU"

  Wrap all words in a single pair of quotes as a shorthand for making every word exact (order is not required — use :ordered for that):

  • "anitta LUGAL"
  • "pithana kussara"

• Ordered phrase search

  Add :ordered to your query to search for words that appear in the sentence in the given order. Each word can use its own search mode (fuzzy, exact, prefix). The sequence must be preserved left to right.

  • anitta LUGAL :ordered
  • LUGAL URU :ordered
  • pithana kussara :ordered

  Combine freely with exact search and wildcards per word:

  • "anitta" LUGAL :ordered
  • anit* "LUGAL" :ordered

Special search options extend both smart search and exact search.

• Sumerogram and Akkadogram search

  Type your query in upper case to search for logograms.

  • URU
  • "URU.DIDLI"
  • URU.D*
  • "*RU*"

Determinatives (semantic classifiers written before or after a word) are not part of the transcription and are not matched by ordinary search. Use the caret syntax ^DET^ to find words that carry a specific determinative.

• Pre-determinative (before the word)

  Place the determinative between carets before the word: ^DET^word.

  • ^URU^kussara
  • ^d^anitta
  • ^m^pithana

• Post-determinative (after the word)

  Place the determinative between carets after the word: word^DET^.

  • DUMU^MEŠ^
  • LUGAL^MEŠ^

• Determinative with wildcard

  Use * inside the carets for prefix, suffix, or infix matching of the determinative text.

  • ^UR*^kussara
  • ^*RU^kussara
  • ^*d*^anitta

• Combined with word wildcard or options

  Combine determinative filter freely with prefix/suffix search of the word part and with search options.

  • ^URU^kuss*
  • ^URU^kussara :oh
  • ^URU^kussara LUGAL

Type options directly into the search box together with your query. Format: :keyword or :keyword=value. Options are case-insensitive and can be freely combined.

Prefer a GUI? Use the Advanced Search form to build your query with checkboxes and fields.

• Filter by CTH range

  Restrict results to documents within a CTH number range.

  • LUGAL :fromCth=1 :toCth=100
  • kussara :fromCth=50
  • DINGIR :toCth=200

• Filter by script period

  Restrict to Old Hittite (:oh), Middle Hittite (:mh), or New Hittite (:nh) compositions. Multiple period options are combined as OR.

  • anitta :oh
  • LUGAL :nh
  • kussara :oh :mh

• Filter by manuscript script

  Restrict to manuscripts written in Old Script (:os), Middle Script (:ms), or New Script (:ns), based on Hethport palaeographic data. Multiple options are combined as OR. Can be combined with composition period filters.

  • anitta :os
  • LUGAL :ns
  • kussara :os :ms
  • anitta :oh :os

• Filter by language

  Restrict to words on lines of a specific language (fallback to document language). Multiple language options are combined as OR.

  • kussara :hit
  • LUGAL :akk
  • DINGIR :hit :akk
  • anitta :luw

• Exclude damaged words

  Skip words that contain reconstruction markers [...] (LaesIn / LaesFin tokens).

  • kussara :notdamaged
  • LUGAL :oh :notdamaged

• Search only in logograms

  Restrict search to determinatives, Sumerograms, or Akkadograms. Multiple scope options are combined as OR.

  • DINGIR :determinative
  • URU :sumerogram
  • LUGAL :acadogram :sumerogram

• Combining options with other search modes

  Options work with all search modes: fuzzy, exact, prefix/suffix, and multi-word.

  • "kussara" :oh :notdamaged
  • DINGIR :determinative :nh
  • LUGAL anitta :oh