Gepi: An Epigraphic Corpus for Old Georgian and a Tool Sketchfor Aiding Reconstruction

Abstract

In the current paper, an annotated corpus of Old Georgian inscriptions is introduced. The corpus contains 91 inscriptions which have been annotated in the standard epigraphic XML format EpiDoc, part of the TEI. Secondly, a prototype tool for helping epigraphic reconstruction is designed based on the inherent needs of epigraphy. The prototype backend uses word embeddings and frequencies generated from a corpus of Old Georgian to determine possible gap fillers. The method is applied to the gaps in the corpus and generates promising results. A sketch of a front end is being designed.