List
Models
Physical Object
A physical object, including works of houses, ships, goods, and other valuables.
Person
An individual human person. This is used for notaries, merchants, and other people referred to in the archival sources.
Social Status
A legally binding institutional fact regarding an actor's social status, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the type of social status held, timespan, etc.
Legal Act
A notarial activity such as a transfer of right, a transfer custody over an object, etc., or the legally binding establishment/annulment of a social role, such as procuration.
Property Right Status
A legally binding institutional fact regarding property rights in relation to a legal object, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the object over which property right is held, timespan, etc.
Group
Two or more people, potentially sub-divided into further groups, that can act collectively. For example a business or a religious organization.
Place
An area on the earth's surface, independent of time or any building or other material structure that might be located there.
Ownership Status
A legally binding institutional fact regarding an actor's ownership of a physical thing, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the object over which ownership is maintained, timespan, etc.
Obligation Status
A legally binding institutional fact regarding one actor's financial obligation to another, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the amount owed, timespan, etc.
Institutional Status
A legally binding institutional fact regarding a group's institutional status, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the type of social status held, timespan, etc.
Custodial Status
A legally binding institutional fact regarding an actor's custody over a physical thing, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the object over which custody is maintained, timespan, etc.
Legal Document
A text based work of legal significance, which can be carried by physical or digital objects.
Collection
Sampling Unit
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a discrete action of sampling.
Ethnicity
Confidential Statement
Name
Transfer of Property Right
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a speech act, which involves the transfer of property right between two people over a physical object.
Files
This collection of fields enables the documentation of information regarding particular files (digital information carriers) which bear the information of a digital object and from which this information can be retrieved.
Birth
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the birth of an individual such as the time it occurred, where it happened and so on.
Planning for Activity
This collection of fields enables the documentation of an event involved in the planning for the creation of a particular thing.
Production
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the production of a physical thing - e.g. artwork or built work - such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the production and so on.
Contact Point
This collection of fields enables the documentation of information related to contact point data for a person or group.
Acquisition
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the acquisition of legal title for a physical thing - e.g. an artwork or built work - by one actor from another one, such as the time when it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the action and so on.
Encounter with Object
This collection of fields enables the documentation of an encounter with an object at a particular moment in time as part of an overall activity such as a provenance event.
Bidding
This collection of fields enables the documentation of an action of bidding on a particular item as part of an overall activity.
Annotating
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the digital annotation of an information object - e.g. visual work - such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the action and so on.
Group Joining
Destruction
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the destruction of a physical thing - e.g. artwork or built work - such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the production and so on.
Nationality
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the nationality of an actor.
Partial Content
Modification
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a modification event that has occurred to a physical object.
Name
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the names attributed to an entity.
Joining Group
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the event of joining of a group by an individual such as the time it occurred, who was involved and so on.
Professional Activity
Actor in Activity
Transfer of Custody
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the transfer of custody of a physical thing - e.g. an artwork or built work - from one actor to another actor, such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the action and so on.
Activity Part
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a generic part of an overall activity.
Encounter Event Shortcut
Type
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the classifications attributed to an entity.
Formation
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the event of formation of a group such as the time it occurred, who was involved and so on.
Actor in Role
Source Reference
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a source reference with regards to an object of documentation.
Production through Removal
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the production of a physical thing through its removal from another object - e.g. a sample - such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the action and so on.
Creation
This collection of fields enables the documentation of information describing the various parameters involved in the creation of a conceptual/abstract object. Such parameters typically include information such as actors involved, the location at which it took place, the method adopted in the creation and so on.
Creation here has the sense of the origination of the conceptual object for the first time.
Digital Reference
Professional Activity
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the professional activity of a person or group such as the time of its occurrence, its kind and so on.
Gender
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the gender of an actor.
Death
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the death of an individual such as the time it occurred, where it happened and so on.
Acquisition of Rights
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the acquisition of rights over an object within the context of an overall activity such as a provenance activity.
Rights
This collection of fields enables the documentation of rights that hold over a given legal object.
Identifier
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the identifiers attributed to an entity.
Move
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the movement a physical thing - e.g. an artwork or built work - from one place to another one, such as the time when it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the action and so on.
Declaration of Obligation
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a speech act, which involves the declaration of a measurable debt, which one person owes another.
Dissolution
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the event of dissolution of a group such as the time it occurred, who was involved and so on.
Statement
This collection of fields enables the documentation of free text descriptions that have been written about an entity.
Group Role
Digital Service
This collection of fields enables the documentation a digital service that enables access to a digital object.
Monetary Amount
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the monetary value of a given object of documentation.
Addition to Collection
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the addition of some object - e.g. artwork or sample - to a set or collection of objects such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the production and so on.
Curation
This collection of fields enables the documentation of information describing the various parameters involved in the curation of a conceptual/abstract object. Such parameters typically include information such as actors involved, the location at which it took place, the method adopted in the curation and so on.
Curation here has the sense of the maintenance and care of the conceptual object over time.
Digital Reference
This collection of fields enables the documentation of digital reference information with regards to an object of documentation.
Part Assignment
Role Assignment
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a speech act, which involves the assignment of a typified role to an actor, in relation to one or more other actors for whom the role is significant.
TimeSpan
This collection of fields enables the documentation of temporal attributes, such as beginning and end dates, which have been attributed to an event.
Promise
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the offer of a promise for a physical thing - e.g. an artwork or built work - by one actor from another one, such as the time when it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the action and so on.
Dissolution
Material
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the materiality of which a physical object is constituted.
Formation
Publication
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the publication of an information object - e.g. textual work or visual work - such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the production and so on.
Group Leaving
Declarative Transfer of Custody
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a speech act, which involves the declaration of a transfer of custody over an object, which one person receives from another.
Dimension
This collection of fields enables the documentation of dimension information attributed to an entity. In particular, it allows the analytic description of measurement information relative to a documented entity.
Removal from Collection
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the removal of some object - e.g. artwork or sample - to a set or collection of objects such as the time it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the production and so on.
Payment
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the payment of money for a physical thing - e.g. an artwork or built work - from one actor to another one, such as the time when it occurred, where it happened, who carried out the action and so on.
Preferred Identifier
Declarative Acquisition
This collection of fields enables the documentation of a speech act, which involves the declaration of an acquisition of an object, which one person receives from another.
Data Assignment
This collection of fields enables the documentation of an action of attributing a piece of data to an object of documentation.
Linguistic Digital Reference
Style
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the style of a physical object.
Profession
Leaving Group
This collection of fields enables the documentation of the parameters involved in the event of leaving of a group by an individual such as the time it occurred, who was involved and so on.
DHI Slavery
DHI Slavery
Models
| KeyField | Identifier | Name | System Name | Description | Ontology Scope | Version | Version Date | Last Modified | Project | Funding Project | Author | Funder | Ontology | URI |
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DHIM.4_Physical Object
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DHIM.4
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Physical Object |
Physical_Object
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A physical object, including works of houses, ships, goods, and other valuables.
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E18 Physical Thing
|
2026-02-02
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slavery_dhi
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slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
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aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
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http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.4
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DHIM.1_Person
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DHIM.1
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Person |
Person
|
An individual human person. This is used for notaries, merchants, and other people referred to in the archival sources.
|
E21 Person
|
2026-04-01
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slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
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http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.1
|
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DHIM.11_Social Status
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DHIM.11
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Social Status |
Social_Status
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A legally binding institutional fact regarding an actor's social status, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the type of social status held, timespan, etc.
|
ZE6 Social Status
|
2026-04-01
|
slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
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http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.11
|
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DHIM.6_Legal Act
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DHIM.6
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Legal Act |
Legal_Act
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A notarial activity such as a transfer of right, a transfer custody over an object, etc., or the legally binding establishment/annulment of a social role, such as procuration.
|
E7 Activity
|
2026-04-01
|
slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
|
http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.6
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DHIM.7_Property Right Status
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DHIM.7
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Property Right Status |
Property_Right_Status
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A legally binding institutional fact regarding property rights in relation to a legal object, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the object over which property right is held, timespan, etc.
|
ZE30 Property Right Status
|
2026-04-01
|
slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
|
http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.7
|
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DHIM.2_Group
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DHIM.2
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Group |
Group
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Two or more people, potentially sub-divided into further groups, that can act collectively. For example a business or a religious organization.
|
E74 Group
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2026-04-01
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slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
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http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.2
|
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DHIM.3_Place
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DHIM.3
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Place |
Place
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An area on the earth's surface, independent of time or any building or other material structure that might be located there.
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E53 Place
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2026-02-02
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slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
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http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.3
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DHIM.8_Ownership Status
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DHIM.8
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Ownership Status |
Ownership_Status
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A legally binding institutional fact regarding an actor's ownership of a physical thing, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the object over which ownership is maintained, timespan, etc.
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ZE8 Ownership Status
|
2026-04-01
|
slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
|
http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.8
|
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DHIM.10_Obligation Status
|
DHIM.10
|
Obligation Status |
Obligation_Status
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A legally binding institutional fact regarding one actor's financial obligation to another, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the amount owed, timespan, etc.
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ZE28 Obligation Status
|
2026-04-01
|
slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
|
http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.10
|
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DHIM.12_Institutional Status
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DHIM.12
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Institutional Status |
Institutional_Status
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A legally binding institutional fact regarding a group's institutional status, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the type of social status held, timespan, etc.
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ZE4 Classificatory Status
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2026-04-01
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slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
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http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.12
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DHIM.9_Custodial Status
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DHIM.9
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Custodial Status |
Custodial_Status
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A legally binding institutional fact regarding an actor's custody over a physical thing, described in terms of the concrete circumstances of its ascription, including the actors involved, the object over which custody is maintained, timespan, etc.
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ZE7 Custodial Status
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2026-04-01
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slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
|
http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.9
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DHIM.5_Legal Document
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DHIM.5
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Legal Document |
Legal_Document
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A text based work of legal significance, which can be carried by physical or digital objects.
|
E33 Linguistic Object
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2026-02-02
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slavery_dhi
|
slavery_dhi
|
Stephen Teasdale, Carlo Tavani, George Bruseker, Matthew Fielding
|
The German Institute in Rome
|
aaao_2.0, rdfs_1.1, crmdig_3.2.1, crm_7.1.1
|
http://takin.solutions/space/slavery/composite/DHIM.5
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