PalNLP at AR-MS Shared Task: Guidelines Paper for Arabic Manuscript Transcription

Mutaz Ayesh


Abstract
This paper describes the guidelines that the PalNLP team recursively developed and followed during the transcription of the assigned batch, as part of the AR-MS Shared Task. The team, which consists of a single experienced transcriber, has manually transcribed 500 images of lines from the Omar Al-Saleh Memoir Collection.
Anthology ID:
2026.nakbanlp-1.40
Volume:
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Nakba Narratives as Language Resources @ LREC 2026
Month:
May
Year:
2026
Address:
Palma, Mallorca (Spain)
Editors:
Mustafa Jarrar, Mo El-Haj, Amal Haddad, Serin Atiani, Shadi Abudalfa, Terry Regier, Paul Rayson, Khalil Sima’an, Camille Mansour
Venues:
NakbaNLP | WS
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Publisher:
ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA)
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Pages:
265–268
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External URL:
https://lrec.elra.info/lrec2026-ws-nakbanlp-40
DOI:
10.63317/3e9dvjxc2gbx
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Cite (ACL):
Mutaz Ayesh. 2026. PalNLP at AR-MS Shared Task: Guidelines Paper for Arabic Manuscript Transcription. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Nakba Narratives as Language Resources @ LREC 2026, pages 265–268, Palma, Mallorca (Spain). ELRA Language Resources Association (ELRA).
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PalNLP at AR-MS Shared Task: Guidelines Paper for Arabic Manuscript Transcription (Ayesh, NakbaNLP 2026)
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