{
  "id": 663388,
  "title": "Access to https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary data",
  "url": "/competitions/deep-past-initiative-machine-translation/discussion/663388",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2025-12-17T18:30:33.986447400Z",
  "votes": 13,
  "comment_count": 8,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>Hi! The <a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary</a> is a fantastic source of data that could be used for the competition. For reference:\n<a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%C4%81ku\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%C4%81ku</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>abāku Iabākum \"to lead away\" OA, NA, M/NB G (a/u) OA \"take (commodities) to\"; + vent. \"fetch\" commodities, animals; often with ippāniya (\"myself in person\"); Bab. as OA \"take to\", + vent. \"fetch\" objects, animals, also people, NB \"hale\" witness, debtor; NB ana kaspi a. 'take away for silver' = \"buy\" Gt Mari \"lead away\" D Mari \"dispatch, forward\" goods; jB \"push away, displace\"; NA \"shift\" work onto s.o. Š jB \"have s.o. bring\" s.o. N pass. of G j/NB abku Iabkūtu Iabiktu Iābiku I ?\n  abāku IIabākum \"to overturn, upset\" O/jB G (a/u); also transf., omen, divine verdict, witchcraft D ~ G N pass. of G ābiku I ?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>As for now I have not found any way to access it through API / bulk download. Since you published 39,331 links (EDIT: there are 6,353 unique ones) to the search in <code>OA_Lexicon_eBL.csv</code>, we can assume a loit of people willscrape the page and, most likely, crash it in the process. Is there a way to obtain the data somehow?</p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "3378208",
      "postDate": "12/17/2025 18:30:33",
      "content": "<p>Hi! The <a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary</a> is a fantastic source of data that could be used for the competition. For reference:\n<a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%C4%81ku\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%C4%81ku</a></p>\n<blockquote>\n  <p>abāku Iabākum \"to lead away\" OA, NA, M/NB G (a/u) OA \"take (commodities) to\"; + vent. \"fetch\" commodities, animals; often with ippāniya (\"myself in person\"); Bab. as OA \"take to\", + vent. \"fetch\" objects, animals, also people, NB \"hale\" witness, debtor; NB ana kaspi a. 'take away for silver' = \"buy\" Gt Mari \"lead away\" D Mari \"dispatch, forward\" goods; jB \"push away, displace\"; NA \"shift\" work onto s.o. Š jB \"have s.o. bring\" s.o. N pass. of G j/NB abku Iabkūtu Iabiktu Iābiku I ?\n  abāku IIabākum \"to overturn, upset\" O/jB G (a/u); also transf., omen, divine verdict, witchcraft D ~ G N pass. of G ābiku I ?</p>\n</blockquote>\n<p>As for now I have not found any way to access it through API / bulk download. Since you published 39,331 links (EDIT: there are 6,353 unique ones) to the search in <code>OA_Lexicon_eBL.csv</code>, we can assume a loit of people willscrape the page and, most likely, crash it in the process. Is there a way to obtain the data somehow?</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi! The https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary is a fantastic source of data that could be used for the competition. For reference:\nhttps://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%C4%81ku\n>abāku Iabākum \"to lead away\" OA, NA, M/NB G (a/u) OA \"take (commodities) to\"; + vent. \"fetch\" commodities, animals; often with ippāniya (\"myself in person\"); Bab. as OA \"take to\", + vent. \"fetch\" objects, animals, also people, NB \"hale\" witness, debtor; NB ana kaspi a. 'take away for silver' = \"buy\" Gt Mari \"lead away\" D Mari \"dispatch, forward\" goods; jB \"push away, displace\"; NA \"shift\" work onto s.o. Š jB \"have s.o. bring\" s.o. N pass. of G j/NB abku Iabkūtu Iabiktu Iābiku I ?\nabāku IIabākum \"to overturn, upset\" O/jB G (a/u); also transf., omen, divine verdict, witchcraft D ~ G N pass. of G ābiku I ?\n\nAs for now I have not found any way to access it through API / bulk download. Since you published 39,331 links (EDIT: there are 6,353 unique ones) to the search in `OA_Lexicon_eBL.csv`, we can assume a loit of people willscrape the page and, most likely, crash it in the process. Is there a way to obtain the data somehow?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3378243",
      "postDate": "12/17/2025 19:42:43",
      "content": "<p>Hi Piotr, you make a great point. Yes, there is a way, and I hope to add a supplemental dataset shortly.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi Piotr, you make a great point. Yes, there is a way, and I hope to add a supplemental dataset shortly.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3378336",
      "postDate": "12/17/2025 23:05:00",
      "content": "<p>I also request this</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I also request this",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3378488",
      "postDate": "12/18/2025 10:35:22",
      "content": "<p>Great! Looking forward to use the dataset!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Great! Looking forward to use the dataset!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3379028",
      "postDate": "12/19/2025 03:44:42",
      "content": "<p>Hi! As I'm relatively new to Akkadian, I’ve been manually exploring the eBL dictionary. I noticed that some search results (e.g., this link <a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%20%C5%A1arr%C4%81n%C4%93\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%20%C5%A1arr%C4%81n%C4%93</a>) return empty. Is this expected, or am I missing something? </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi! As I'm relatively new to Akkadian, I’ve been manually exploring the eBL dictionary. I noticed that some search results (e.g., this link https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%20%C5%A1arr%C4%81n%C4%93) return empty. Is this expected, or am I missing something?",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3379710",
      "postDate": "12/20/2025 13:35:12",
      "content": "<p>Try this: <a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=%20\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=%20</a>\nLet it load;\nShould get you most of the data you needed.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Try this: https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=%20\nLet it load;\nShould get you most of the data you needed.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3379861",
      "postDate": "12/21/2025 02:08:42",
      "content": "<p>I third this request.</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "I third this request.",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3380513",
      "postDate": "12/22/2025 14:32:00",
      "content": "<p>Hi everyone,</p>\n<p>We will be posting this data as well as some other supplemental data soon. Thank you for the great suggestions. I will keep you updated!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi everyone,\n\nWe will be posting this data as well as some other supplemental data soon. Thank you for the great suggestions. I will keep you updated!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "3380957",
      "postDate": "12/23/2025 12:54:35",
      "content": "<p>Thank you!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Thank you!",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 3378243,
      "author_name": "deeppast",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/17/2025 19:42:43",
      "content": "<p>Hi Piotr, you make a great point. Yes, there is a way, and I hope to add a supplemental dataset shortly.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3378488,
          "author_name": "piotrekga",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/18/2025 10:35:22",
          "content": "<p>Great! Looking forward to use the dataset!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        },
        {
          "id": 3379028,
          "author_name": "guoqingu",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/19/2025 03:44:42",
          "content": "<p>Hi! As I'm relatively new to Akkadian, I’ve been manually exploring the eBL dictionary. I noticed that some search results (e.g., this link <a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%20%C5%A1arr%C4%81n%C4%93\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%20%C5%A1arr%C4%81n%C4%93</a>) return empty. Is this expected, or am I missing something? </p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": 3378336,
      "author_name": "aleksanderhan",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/17/2025 23:05:00",
      "content": "<p>I also request this</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 3379710,
      "author_name": "ioanursescu",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/20/2025 13:35:12",
      "content": "<p>Try this: <a href=\"https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=%20\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=%20</a>\nLet it load;\nShould get you most of the data you needed.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 3379861,
      "author_name": "julianklappenbach",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/21/2025 02:08:42",
      "content": "<p>I third this request.</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 3380513,
      "author_name": "ryanholbrook",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "12/22/2025 14:32:00",
      "content": "<p>Hi everyone,</p>\n<p>We will be posting this data as well as some other supplemental data soon. Thank you for the great suggestions. I will keep you updated!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": [
        {
          "id": 3380957,
          "author_name": "piotrekga",
          "author_url": "",
          "post_date": "12/23/2025 12:54:35",
          "content": "<p>Thank you!</p>",
          "votes": null,
          "replies": []
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "raw_markdown_by_id": {
    "3378208": "Hi! The https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary is a fantastic source of data that could be used for the competition. For reference:\nhttps://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%C4%81ku\n>abāku Iabākum \"to lead away\" OA, NA, M/NB G (a/u) OA \"take (commodities) to\"; + vent. \"fetch\" commodities, animals; often with ippāniya (\"myself in person\"); Bab. as OA \"take to\", + vent. \"fetch\" objects, animals, also people, NB \"hale\" witness, debtor; NB ana kaspi a. 'take away for silver' = \"buy\" Gt Mari \"lead away\" D Mari \"dispatch, forward\" goods; jB \"push away, displace\"; NA \"shift\" work onto s.o. Š jB \"have s.o. bring\" s.o. N pass. of G j/NB abku Iabkūtu Iabiktu Iābiku I ?\nabāku IIabākum \"to overturn, upset\" O/jB G (a/u); also transf., omen, divine verdict, witchcraft D ~ G N pass. of G ābiku I ?\n\nAs for now I have not found any way to access it through API / bulk download. Since you published 39,331 links (EDIT: there are 6,353 unique ones) to the search in `OA_Lexicon_eBL.csv`, we can assume a loit of people willscrape the page and, most likely, crash it in the process. Is there a way to obtain the data somehow?",
    "3378243": "Hi Piotr, you make a great point. Yes, there is a way, and I hope to add a supplemental dataset shortly.",
    "3378336": "I also request this",
    "3378488": "Great! Looking forward to use the dataset!",
    "3379028": "Hi! As I'm relatively new to Akkadian, I’ve been manually exploring the eBL dictionary. I noticed that some search results (e.g., this link https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=ab%20%C5%A1arr%C4%81n%C4%93) return empty. Is this expected, or am I missing something?",
    "3379710": "Try this: https://www.ebl.lmu.de/dictionary?word=%20\nLet it load;\nShould get you most of the data you needed.",
    "3379861": "I third this request.",
    "3380513": "Hi everyone,\n\nWe will be posting this data as well as some other supplemental data soon. Thank you for the great suggestions. I will keep you updated!",
    "3380957": "Thank you!"
  },
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}