SISYPHOS: Metadata
| Data element | Definition | Dublin Core | Authorities |
| title | A name given to the resource | Title | |
| title alternative | Any form of the title used as a substitute or alternative to the formal title of the resource. | Title.Alternative | |
| identifier | An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context. | Identifier | URL, URN |
| creator | A person or organisation primarily responsible for making the content of the resource | Creator | PND GKD |
| contributor | A person or organisation responsible for making contributions to the content of the resource. | Contributor | PND GKD |
| publisher | A person, organisation or service responsible for making the resource available. | Publisher | PND GKD |
| distributor | Organisation that supplies technical access to a resource. | Description | PND GKD |
| language | The language of the intellectual content of the resource. | Language | ISO 639-2 SWD |
| abstract | A summary of the content of the resource. | Description.Abstract | |
| review | If available, a comment or review on the resource (of external origin). | Description.Abstract | |
| subject | classification of the content with common terms of Ancient Near Eastern Studies, Classical Archaeology and Egyptology. | Subject | Controlled Terms; DAI-Thes, AEB, RIA, OEANE, TUAT, NEAEHL, EncIr |
| region | Spatial location (a place name or geographic coordinates) of the intellectual content of the resource. | Coverage.Spatial | Controlled Terms; DAI-Thes., AEB, OEANE, NEAEHL, EncIr |
| time period (Ancient Near Eastern Studies and Egyptology) |
Temporal characteristics (a period label, date, or date range) of the intellectual content of the resource. | Coverage.Temporal | Controlled Terms; AEB, RIA, OEANE, TUAT, NEAEHL, EncIr |
| sourcetype | The nature or genre of the content of the resource. | Type | |
| descriptor | The topic of the resource, taken from the controlled vocabulary of the SWD. | Subject | SWD |
| keyword | Keywords from the title or description information, or from within a text resource (English vocabulary). | Subject | AAT |
| DDC | Classified with Dewey Decimal Classification | DDC | DDC |
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table of contents |
A list of subunits of the content of the resource. | Description. TableOfContents |
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| frequency | The frequency with which items are published. | ||
| ISBN / ISSN | Reference to the resource by ISBN or ISSN. | ISBN, ISSN | |
| date created | Date of creation of the resource. | Date.Created | ISO 8601 |
| date submitted | Date of submission of the resource (e.g. thesis, articles, etc.). | Date.Submitted | ISO 8601 |
| date accepted | Date of acceptance of the resource (e.g. of thesis by university department, of article by journal, etc.). | Date.Accepted | ISO 8601 |
| date issued | Date of formal issuance (e.g., publication) of the resource. | Date.Issued | ISO 8601 |
| modified | Date on which the resource was changed. | Date.Modified | |
| date valid | Date (often a range) of validity of a resource. | Date.Valid | ISO 8601 |
| date available | Date (often a range) that the resource will become or did become available. | Date.Available | ISO 8601 |
| type DCT1 | Dublin Core term used as value for the resource type to identify the genre of a resource (e.g. text, dataset, event) | Type.DCMIType | DCT1 |
| extent | The size or duration of the resource. | Format.Extent | |
| format | The physical or digital manifestation of the resource | Format.Medium | MIME |
| translated identifier | Translation of the resource under another reference. | Identifier | URL, URN |
| archive identifier | Permanent reference to the resource. | Identifier | URL, URN |
| invalid identifier | Invalid URL, automatic redirection is possible. | Identifier | URL, URN |
| is part of | The described resource is a physical or logical part of the referenced resource. | Relation.IsPartOf | |
| has part | The described resource includes the referenced resource either physically or logically. | Relation.HasPart | |
| is format of | The described resource is the same intellectual content of the referenced resource, but presented in another format. | Relation.IsFormatOf | |
| is version of | The described resource is a version, edition, or adaptation of the referenced resource. Changes in version imply substantive changes in content rather than differences in format. | Relation.IsVersionOf | |
| Copyright | Date of a statement of copyright. | Rights.Copyright | |
| access | Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. | Rights.AccessRights |
Explanation of abbreviations
| AEB | 
Annual Egyptological Bibliography |
| RIA |
Reallexikon der Assyriologie und Vorderasiatischen Archäologie |
| OEANE | Oxford Encyclopedia of Archaeology in the Near East |
| TUAT |
Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments |
| NEAEHL | New Encyclopedia of Archaeological Excavations in the Holy Land |
| EncIr |
Encyclopaedia Iranica |
| DAI-Thesaurus |
Thesaurus des Deutschen Archäologischen Instituts (DAI) |
| GKD | Gemeinsame Körperschaftsdatei |
| DCT1 | DublinCore DCMI Type Vocabulary |
| DDC | Dewey Dezimalklassifikation (Dt. Übersetzung der 22. Ausg.) |
| MIME |
Internet Media Types |
| ISBN |
Internationale Standardbuchnummer |
| ISO 8601 |
Date and Time Formats |
| ISO 639-2 |
Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages |
| PND | Personennamendatei |
| SWD | Schlagwortnormdatei |
| URL, URN | Uniform Resource Locator, Uniform Resource Name |
