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Gordin, Shai and
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year = "2026",
address = "Palma, Mallorca (Spain)",
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pages = "197--210",
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Markdown (Informal)
[A Layered Annotation Workflow for Semitic Epigraphy](https://aclanthology.org/2026.lt4hala-1.18/) (Bernstein et al., LT4HALA 2026)
ACL
- Tal Bernstein, Shai Gordin, and Letizia Cerqueglini. 2026. A Layered Annotation Workflow for Semitic Epigraphy. In Proceedings of the Fourth Workshop on Language Technologies for Historical and Ancient Languages (LT4HALA 2026) @ LREC 2026, pages 197–210, Palma, Mallorca (Spain). ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA).