Relations
Syriaca.org entities (persons, places, works, manuscripts, etc.) use the TEI
relation element to show connections among them. According to TEI P5
Guidelines the <relation> element "describes any kind of
relationship or linkage amongst a specified group of places, events, persons,
objects or other items." [13.3.2.3]
Each of the relations also has an RDF equivalent (in syriaca or other namespaces) and can be serialized as RDF.
Relation Attributes
Syriaca.org uses the following attributes on the <relation>
element:
| Attribute | TEI Definition | Contains |
|---|---|---|
| @name | "supplies a name for the kind of relationship of which this is an instance." [13.3.2.3] | the name of an RDF relationship class that describes this relationship,
such as syriaca:commemorates or
snap:DaughterOf. |
| @type | "characterizes the element in some sense, using any convenient classification scheme or typology." [B] | the general category of relationship being described, such as
disambiguation. Syriaca.org uses this determine how
this relationship should be visualized on the human-readable page. |
| @active | "identifies the 'active' participants in a non-mutual relationship, or all the participants in a mutual one." [13.3.2.3] | the Syriaca.org URI of the active entity (e.g.,
http://syriaca.org/person/376). If that entity is
defined in the current document, a pointer to the element that defines
it may replace the URI (e.g., #person-376). Multiple URIs
are allowed and may be separated by whitespace. |
| @mutual | "supplies a list of participants amongst all of whom the relationship holds equally." [13.3.2.3] | the Syriaca.org URIs of mutual entities in the relationship, separated
by whitespace (e.g., http://syriaca.org/person/376
http://syriaca.org/person/512). If one of the entities is
defined in the current document, a pointer to the element that defines
it may replace the URI (e.g., #person-376
http://syriaca.org/person/512). |
| @passive | "identifies the 'passive' participants in a non-mutual relationship." [13.3.2.3] | the Syriaca.org URI of the passive entity (e.g.,
http://syriaca.org/person/13). If that entity is
defined in the current document, a pointer to the element that defines
it may replace the URI (e.g., #person-13). Multiple URIs
are allowed and may be separated by whitespace. |
| @source | "provides a pointer to the bibliographical source from which a quotation or citation is drawn." [B] | the Syriaca.org URI of the source that supports this relation
description (e.g., http://syriaca.org/bibl/633). (This
should point to the actual instance of the edition/translation
[http://syriaca.org/bibl/], or manuscript where this
support is found [http://syriaca.org/manuscript/], rather
than to the ideal work -- that is, not
[http://syriaca.org/work/].) If that source is defined
in the current document, a pointer to the element that defines it may
replace the URI (e.g., #bib13-1). Multiple URIs are allowed
and may be separated by whitespace. |
Relation Names
| @name (@type) | Entities | Prose | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| syriaca:born-at | person (@active) - place (@passive) | [Person] was born at [place]. |
Athanasios II of Balad was born at Balad.<relation name="syriaca:born-at"
active="http://syriaca.org/person/109"
passive="http://syriaca.org/place/42" source="#bib109-2">
<desc xml:lang="en">This person was born at a known
location.</desc> </relation>
|
| syriaca:commemorated | work (@active) - person (@passive) | [Work] commemorates [person]. |
Nicholas of Myra (text) commemorates Nicholas of Myra.<relation name="syriaca:commemorated" active="http://syriaca.org/work/345" passive="http://syriaca.org/person/1946" source="bib345-1"/>
|
| syriaca:died-at | person (@active) - place (@passive) | [Person] died at [place]. |
Yaʿqub bar Shakko died at Mor Matay.<relation name="syriaca:died-at"
active="http://syriaca.org/person/231"
passive="http://syriaca.org/place/227"
source="#bib231-2">
<desc xml:lang="en">This person died at a known location.</desc>
</relation>
|
| syriaca:different-from (disambiguation) | any entities of the same type (@mutual) | [Entities] are not identical but have been or could be confused. |
Quryaqos should be distinguished from several other people with the same name.<relation type="disambiguation"
name="syriaca:different-from"
mutual="http://syriaca.org/person/145 http://syriaca.org/person/70 http://syriaca.org/person/85 http://syriaca.org/person/135 http://syriaca.org/person/899">
<desc>Not the same as Quryaqos of Tella (http://syriaca.org/person/70); Quryaqos of Amid (http://syriaca.org/person/85); Quryaqos of Segestan (http://syriaca.org/person/135); or Quryaqos (http://syriaca.org/person/899).</desc>
</relation>
|
| syriaca:has-literary-connection-to-place | person (@active)-place (@passive) | [Person] has a literary connection to [place]. |
Severos has a literary connection to Armenia.<relation name="syriaca:has-literary-connection-to-place"
active="http://syriaca.org/person/103" passive="http://syriaca.org/place/576"/>
|
| syriaca:has-relation-to-place (general) | person (@active)-place (@passive) | [Person] has an unspecified connection to [place]. |
Gabriel of Beth Rabban has an unspecified relation to Beth Shahaq and Mor Matay.<relation name="syriaca:has-relation-to-place"
active="http://syriaca.org/person/105" passive="http://syriaca.org/place/307 http://syriaca.org/place/227">
<desc xml:lang="en">This author has an unspecified connection to places.</desc></relation>
|
| syriaca:possibly-identical (disambiguation * ) | persons (@mutual) | [Person] is possibly identical to [person]. |
Aitalaha of Nineveh is possibly identical to Aitalaha.<relation name="syriaca:possibly-identical"
mutual="http://syriaca.org/person/1057 http://syriaca.org/person/1016">
<desc xml:lang="en">This person is possibly identical to the person represented in another record.
*
</desc></relation>
|
| syriaca:share-a-name (disambiguation * ) | places (@mutual) | [Place] shares a name with [place]. |
Atel (settlement) shares a name with Atel (region) and Atel (diocese).<relation name="syriaca:share-a-name"
mutual="http://syriaca.org/place/801 http://syriaca.org/place/732 http://syriaca.org/place/2259"/>
|
| syriaca:share-a-title (disambiguation) * | works (@mutual) | [Work] shares a title with [work]. |
Macarius (text) shares a title with work/513 and work/420.<relation name="syriaca:share-a-title"
mutual="http://syriaca.org/work/515 http://syriaca.org/work/513 http://syriaca.org/work/420"/>
|
* A suggested usage or modification that has not been implemented yet (as of 2015-11-13).
In addition to the above relations, Syriaca.org also uses relation @name attributes derived from the SNAP ontology (with the prefix "snap:").