---
license: cc-by-4.0
language:
- mnc
tags:
- ocr
- htr
- manchu
- cursive
pretty_name: Cursive Manchu (v2)
configs:
- config_name: default
  data_files:
  - split: test
    path: data/test-*.parquet
---

# Cursive Manchu — v2

Word-level crops from the Manchu manuscript *Talking Dead* (preface +
chapter 01), paired with Möllendorff romanization and Manchu Unicode
(Mongolian block).

## Splits

- `test` — 1,940 word images from the preface (14 pages) and chapter 01
  (12 pages).

## Columns

- `image` — PNG crop of a single Manchu word in cursive script, rotated 90°
  counter-clockwise and padded to 480×64 white background.
- `roman` — Möllendorff romanization.
- `manchu` — Manchu Unicode (renders correctly with Noto Sans Mongolian or
  any Manchu/Mongolian-capable font).

## Usage

```python
from datasets import load_dataset
ds = load_dataset("mic7ch/cursive_v2", split="test")
```

## Notes

- Manchu codepoints use the Mongolian block (U+1820–U+1876). Some are
  formally named "MONGOLIAN LETTER SIBE …" in Unicode — Sibe and Manchu
  share the script.
- Romanizations were checked against Jerry Norman's *A Comprehensive
  Manchu–English Dictionary* (2013). A residual review set of ~80 romans
  (proper nouns, loans, inflected forms, possible transcription typos)
  was inspected manually; see repository history.
- Companion to `mic7ch/cursive_v1` (327 word crops from a 1680 Manchu
  military document).