Letters have weight: weighted k-shells in a Neo-Assyrian co-attestation network
Network Analysis is still gaining momentum within Neo-Assyrian (c. 934-612 BCE) scholarship. Studies are exploring different types of networks, and what various centrality measures highlight in their datasets. In this contribution, we suggest how weighted k-core centrality could be used in the ident...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Journal of historical network research
Year: 2024, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 150-197 |
| Further subjects: | B
Elites
B Sargon II B Neo-Assyria B centralities B k-core |
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| Summary: | Network Analysis is still gaining momentum within Neo-Assyrian (c. 934-612 BCE) scholarship. Studies are exploring different types of networks, and what various centrality measures highlight in their datasets. In this contribution, we suggest how weighted k-core centrality could be used in the identification of elite groups within a co-attestation network. The network is built from co-attestations in correspondence dated to the reign of Sargon II (721-705 BCE), and we present a weighting scheme that reflects the strength of communication between those attested in a single document. We then use this weighting scheme to identify the weighted k-shells of the network. Our results align with a group whom traditional Assyriological research has identified as part of the elite, and they show promise for further studies into Neo-Assyrian elites. |
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| ISSN: | 2535-8863 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of historical network research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25517/jhnr.v10i1.95 |
