Uploading and Tagging References

Upload through GitHub

1. Open site/public/references/images/ in the repository.
2. Choose Add file → Upload files.
3. Use a descriptive lowercase filename with hyphens, such as assyrian-lion-relief-nineveh.jpg.
4. Commit the image to main or a working branch.
5. Add one object to site/src/data/reference-images.json.

If the image folder does not yet exist, GitHub creates it when the first image is uploaded.

Metadata format

{
  "title": "Assyrian lion relief",
  "image": "/references/images/assyrian-lion-relief-nineveh.jpg",
  "alt": "Stone relief showing a royal lion hunt",
  "category": "Historical art",
  "subject": "YHWH visual language",
  "tags": ["assyrian", "relief", "empire", "lion", "composition"],
  "notes": "Useful for imperial scale, profile rhythm, and carved narrative bands.",
  "source": "https://example.com/source-page",
  "credit": "Museum or artist credit",
  "added": "2026-07-12"
}

Tagging rules

Use a small number of repeatable tags. Prefer stable terms such as:

• Entry: ninsianna, lilitu, jericho, egg-sanctuary, athame
• Discipline: character, environment, weapon, material, lighting, ui
• Function: silhouette, composition, surface, palette, architecture, animation
• Source tradition: sumerian, akkadian, assyrian, byzantine, brutalist, science-fiction

Do not use near-duplicate tags such as architecture, architectural, and buildings. Add the image to the relevant wiki page as well when it becomes a primary reference for a specific topic.

Copyright and provenance

Store the source URL and credit whenever known. The private library is for development reference; it does not imply permission to publish an image in marketing material or ship it in the game.