| """ |
| Cuneiform Translator |
| Built for the Build Small Hackathon 2026. |
| |
| Translate between English and the oldest writing systems on Earth. |
| 4,000 years ago someone pressed a reed into wet clay to record a beer recipe. |
| Now you can read it. |
| """ |
|
|
| import gradio as gr |
| from transformers import AutoTokenizer, AutoModelForSeq2SeqLM |
| import re |
|
|
| |
| MODELS = { |
| "thalesian": { |
| "repo": "Thalesian/cuneiformBase-400m", |
| "name": "cuneiformBase-400m", |
| }, |
| "praeclarum": { |
| "repo": "praeclarum/cuneiform", |
| "name": "cuneiform-T5", |
| }, |
| } |
|
|
| |
| print("Loading Thalesian/cuneiformBase-400m...") |
| try: |
| tokenizer = AutoTokenizer.from_pretrained(MODELS["thalesian"]["repo"], use_fast=False) |
| model = AutoModelForSeq2SeqLM.from_pretrained(MODELS["thalesian"]["repo"]) |
| MODEL_LOADED = True |
| print("Model loaded.") |
| except Exception as e: |
| print(f"Model failed: {e}") |
| MODEL_LOADED = False |
| tokenizer = None |
| model = None |
|
|
| |
| CUNEIFORM_MAP = { |
| "an": "𒀭", "ki": "𒆠", "en": "𒂗", "me": "𒈨", "nam": "𒉆", |
| "lu": "𒇻", "mu": "𒈬", "du": "𒆕", "ga": "𒂵", "ma": "𒈠", |
| "ni": "𒉌", "pa": "𒉺", "ra": "𒊏", "sa": "𒊓", "ta": "𒋫", |
| "ti": "𒋾", "zu": "𒍪", "ba": "𒁀", "bi": "𒁉", "da": "𒁕", |
| "di": "𒁲", "e": "𒂊", "gi": "𒄀", "gu": "𒄖", "ha": "𒄩", |
| "hu": "𒄷", "li": "𒇷", "kal": "𒅗", "im": "𒅎", "ab": "𒀊", |
| "ug": "𒌑", "lugal": "𒈗", "nin": "𒊩", "dam": "𒁮", "dumu": "𒌉", |
| "ama": "𒂼", "dingir": "𒀭", "nanna": "𒀭𒂗𒍪", "inanna": "𒀭𒈹", |
| "enlil": "𒀭𒂗𒍪", "enki": "𒀭𒂗𒆠", "utu": "𒀭𒌓", "ag": "𒀝", |
| "nam-ti": "𒉆𒋾", "nam-lu": "𒉆𒇻", "ki-ag": "𒆠𒀝", |
| "me-en": "𒈨𒂗", "za": "𒍝", "nun": "𒉣", "ur": "𒌨", "ub": "𒌒", |
| "su": "𒍪", "szu": "𒋗", "ig": "𒅅", "ib": "𒅁", |
| "a": "𒀀", "u": "𒌋", "i": "𒄿", "la": "𒆷", "na": "𒈾", |
| "nu": "𒉡", "si": "𒋛", "ka": "𒅗", "gal": "𒃲", "tur": "𒌉", |
| "nig": "𒐊", "sag": "𒊕", "kur": "𒆳", "e2": "𒂍", "ud": "𒌓", |
| } |
|
|
| REVERSE_MAP = {v: k for k, v in CUNEIFORM_MAP.items() if len(v) == 1} |
|
|
|
|
| def to_cuneiform_script(transliteration): |
| """Convert transliteration to Unicode cuneiform signs.""" |
| text = transliteration.lower().strip() |
| chunks = re.split(r'[\s\-]+', text) |
| result = [] |
| for chunk in chunks: |
| if not chunk: |
| continue |
| matched = False |
| for k in sorted(CUNEIFORM_MAP.keys(), key=len, reverse=True): |
| if chunk == k: |
| result.append(CUNEIFORM_MAP[k]) |
| matched = True |
| break |
| if not matched: |
| for k in sorted(CUNEIFORM_MAP.keys(), key=len, reverse=True): |
| if chunk.startswith(k): |
| result.append(CUNEIFORM_MAP[k]) |
| matched = True |
| break |
| if not matched: |
| result.append(f"[{chunk}]") |
| return " ".join(result) |
|
|
|
|
| DIRECTIONS = [ |
| "Translate English to Akkadian cuneiform:", |
| "Translate English to Sumerian cuneiform:", |
| "Translate Akkadian cuneiform to English:", |
| "Translate Sumerian cuneiform to English:", |
| "Translate Hittite cuneiform to English:", |
| "Translate Linear B to English:", |
| "Transliterate Akkadian cuneiform to plain:", |
| "Transliterate Sumerian cuneiform to plain:", |
| "Convert Akkadian transliteration to cuneiform:", |
| "Convert Sumerian transliteration to cuneiform:", |
| ] |
|
|
|
|
| def translate(text, direction): |
| """Run translation through the model.""" |
| if not text.strip(): |
| return "", "", "" |
|
|
| if not MODEL_LOADED: |
| return "Model not available.", "", "" |
|
|
| prompt = f"{direction} {text}" |
|
|
| try: |
| inputs = tokenizer(prompt, return_tensors="pt", max_length=512, truncation=True) |
| outputs = model.generate( |
| **inputs, |
| max_length=256, |
| num_beams=4, |
| early_stopping=True, |
| ) |
| result = tokenizer.decode(outputs[0], skip_special_tokens=True) |
|
|
| |
| cuneiform_script = "" |
| if direction.startswith("Translate English") or direction.startswith("Convert"): |
| cuneiform_script = to_cuneiform_script(result) |
| elif direction.startswith("Transliterate"): |
| cuneiform_script = to_cuneiform_script(result) |
|
|
| |
| info = f"Direction: {direction}\nInput tokens: {len(inputs['input_ids'][0])}\nOutput tokens: {len(outputs[0])}" |
|
|
| return result, cuneiform_script, info |
|
|
| except Exception as e: |
| return f"Error: {str(e)}", "", "" |
|
|
|
|
| EXAMPLES = [ |
| ["The king built a great temple", "Translate English to Akkadian cuneiform:"], |
| ["The king built a great temple", "Translate English to Sumerian cuneiform:"], |
| ["szar-ru ra-bu-u2 e2-gal ib-ni", "Translate Akkadian cuneiform to English:"], |
| ["lugal e2 gal mu-un-du3", "Translate Sumerian cuneiform to English:"], |
| ["lugal kur gal-e", "Convert Sumerian transliteration to cuneiform:"], |
| ] |
|
|
|
|
| CUSTOM_CSS = """ |
| @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Quicksand:wght@400;600;700&display=swap'); |
| |
| .cuneiform-output { |
| font-size: 2.2em; line-height: 1.8; letter-spacing: 0.15em; |
| padding: 20px; text-align: center; color: #8B6914; |
| background: #FAF8F0; border-radius: 12px; border: 1px solid #E8E0C8; |
| min-height: 60px; |
| } |
| .gradio-container { |
| background: #F5F4F0 !important; max-width: 800px !important; margin: 0 auto !important; |
| } |
| .gr-button-primary { |
| background: #8B6914 !important; border: none !important; |
| font-family: 'Quicksand', sans-serif !important; |
| padding: 12px 36px !important; border-radius: 12px !important; |
| } |
| .gr-button-primary:hover { background: #7A5B10 !important; } |
| footer { display: none !important; } |
| """ |
|
|
| with gr.Blocks(css=CUSTOM_CSS, title="Cuneiform Translator", theme=gr.themes.Soft()) as app: |
|
|
| gr.HTML(""" |
| <div style="text-align:center; padding: 20px 0 8px;"> |
| <h1 style="font-family: 'Quicksand', sans-serif; color: #333; font-size: 2.4em; font-weight: 700;"> |
| 📜 Cuneiform Translator |
| </h1> |
| <p style="font-family: 'Quicksand', sans-serif; color: #999; font-size: 0.9em; max-width: 500px; margin: 4px auto 0;"> |
| Translate between English and the oldest writing systems on Earth. |
| Akkadian, Sumerian, Hittite, and Linear B. |
| </p> |
| </div> |
| """) |
|
|
| text_input = gr.Textbox( |
| label="Text", |
| placeholder="Enter English text or cuneiform transliteration...", |
| lines=3, |
| ) |
|
|
| direction = gr.Dropdown( |
| choices=DIRECTIONS, |
| value=DIRECTIONS[0], |
| label="Direction", |
| ) |
|
|
| btn = gr.Button("Translate", variant="primary", size="lg") |
|
|
| transliteration_output = gr.Textbox(label="Transliteration / Translation", lines=3) |
| cuneiform_output = gr.HTML(label="Cuneiform Script") |
| info_output = gr.Textbox(label="Info", lines=3, visible=True) |
|
|
| def run(text, direction): |
| result, cuneiform, info = translate(text, direction) |
| cuneiform_html = f'<div class="cuneiform-output">{cuneiform}</div>' if cuneiform else "" |
| return result, cuneiform_html, info |
|
|
| btn.click( |
| fn=run, |
| inputs=[text_input, direction], |
| outputs=[transliteration_output, cuneiform_output, info_output], |
| ) |
|
|
| gr.Examples( |
| examples=EXAMPLES, |
| inputs=[text_input, direction], |
| label="Try these", |
| ) |
|
|
| gr.HTML(""" |
| <div style="text-align:center; padding: 16px 0 4px; color: #CCC; font-size: 0.7em; font-family: 'Quicksand', sans-serif; line-height: 1.8;"> |
| Powered by Thalesian/cuneiformBase-400m (396M parameters)<br> |
| <span style="color:#8B6914;">Heuremen — Build Small Hackathon 2026</span> |
| </div> |
| """) |
|
|
| if __name__ == "__main__": |
| app.launch() |
|
|