Transcribing Cairo Geniza fragments

Of 400,000 images of fragments from the Cairo Geniza Israel’s National Library, only 15% have been transcribed; many never been properly read or studied. A $11.5 million grant has enabled the MiDRASH project to use eScriptorium open-source for auto-transcription.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/scholars-transcribe-hundreds-of-thousands-of-cairo-geniza-fragments-some-never-read-before/

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