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The fragments: a bibliographical tool
At its simplest level, the 4banks.net cluster serves as a reference tool. It provides information on the research concerning the specific topic of each website, accrding to operational details as described below.
As such, each website serves as a repository for consultation, where each bibliographical entry is conceived as a distinct entity, which may serve as an end in itself.
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The whole: a hermeneutic platform
At the same time, however, each website serves as an integrated system which aims to be seen as a hermeneutic whole. By this I mean that the central topic of each version of the website is pursued as a unifying factor that proposes a specific vision of particular aspects of ancient Mesopotamia.
This vision is set forth in the core narrative, but is also supported by a variety of other thematic expansions that are closely interlaced with each other.
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