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The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is generously supporting, within the framework of its Programme for the Promotion of Institute Partnerships, a research collaboration between Dr Felix Albrecht (Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Göttingen) and Prof. Dr Anna Kharanauli (Faculty of Humanities, Tbilisi State University) for the funding period 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2028.

The project’s principal objective is to refine and expand methodologies and digital tools that can be applied not only to the Greek and Georgian Bibles and their manuscripts but also to texts in all biblical languages. It aims to further develop the existing platform used for the Göttingen Septuaginta, enabling it to accommodate texts and manuscripts from a wide range of traditions. By applying a consistent methodology, the project seeks not only to establish the text and its historical evolution but also to reconstruct manuscript traditions and the cultural milieus through which the text circulated.

For the Georgian component, the publication of the Digital Edition of the Old Georgian Translations of the Minor Prophets and the Fourth and Sixth Odes represents both the initial step and the core objective of the collaboration.