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The text survives in a single manuscript, likely copied at Gelati or Iviron monastery, reflecting Athonite and Georgian monastic networks of the 11th–12th centuries. The translation is attributed to Ioane Petritsi (11th–12th c.), but the manuscript itself is later; dating rests on palaeographic and colophon evidence. Petritsi’s translation and commentary were foundational for Georgian philosophical theology, influencing later writers such as Arsen of Iqalto and the Gelati school. The Georgian text occasionally paraphrases or abbreviates the Greek original.","historical_context":"The translation was produced in the context of the Georgian monastic and intellectual revival centered on the Gelati Academy and the Iviron monastery on Mount Athos during the 11th–12th centuries. Ioane Petritsi, a Georgian philosopher and translator, is credited with rendering Proclus’ Elements of Theology into Georgian, likely from a Greek Vorlage. The work reflects the integration of Neoplatonic thought into Christian theology, a hallmark of the Gelati school. The single surviving manuscript, copied later, is the only direct witness to this translation. The text circulated among Georgian scholars who engaged with Byzantine philosophy, influencing figures like Arsen of Iqalto. The translation’s survival underscores the role of Georgian monasteries as bridges between Greek and Eastern Christian intellectual traditions.","significance":"This translation is a rare example of Neoplatonic metaphysics being directly adapted into a Christian theological framework in the Caucasus. It demonstrates the depth of Georgian engagement with Byzantine philosophy and the influence of Proclus on later Georgian thinkers. The work is crucial for understanding the transmission of Greek philosophical texts through Georgian monastic networks.","timeline":[{"date":"11th–12th c.","event":"Ioane Petritsi translates Proclus’ Institutio theologica into Old Georgian, likely at Gelati or Iviron monastery."},{"date":"11th–12th c.","event":"The translation influences the Gelati school and later Georgian philosophers like Arsen of Iqalto."},{"date":"Later medieval period","event":"The single surviving manuscript is copied, with palaeographic and colophon evidence used for dating."},{"date":"20th c.","event":"Modern editions of the Georgian text are published, including the TITUS edition."}],"relations":[{"work":"Proclus, Institutio theologica (Greek original)","relation":"Source text for the Georgian translation","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Ioane Petritsi, Commentary on Proclus","relation":"Attributed to the same translator; foundational for Georgian philosophical theology","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Arsen of Iqalto, Dogmatikon","relation":"Influenced by Petritsi’s Proclus translation","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Gelati school philosophical corpus","relation":"Part of the same intellectual tradition","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Dodds, Proclus: The Elements of Theology (edition)","relation":"Standard Greek edition; variants with Georgian text not systematically recorded","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[],"cautions":["The attribution to Ioane Petritsi is traditional but not securely documented; the manuscript is later and lacks a direct colophon linking it to him.","The dating of the manuscript relies on palaeographic and colophon evidence, which is not precise; a specific century is not given in the notes.","The Greek Vorlage used for the translation is not identified; variants between the Georgian and the standard Greek text (ed. Dodds) are not systematically recorded.","The Georgian text occasionally paraphrases or abbreviates the Greek original; readers should not assume a word-for-word correspondence without consulting the Greek."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000482,"generated":"2026-11-15T00:19:45Z"},"checks":{"work":"petrici-petri","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":1,"translated":1,"commentary_passages":1,"commentary_units":6,"english_words":177,"source_letters":745,"commentary_kinds":5},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Old Georgian translation of Proclus’ Institutio theologica is a rare witness to the reception of Neoplatonic metaphysics in the Christian East, transmitted via a Greek Vorlage.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Georgian text survives in a single manuscript, likely copied at the Gelati or Iviron monastery, reflecting the Athonite and Georgian monastic networks of the 11th–12th centuries.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The translation is attributed to Ioane Petritsi (11th–12th c.), but the manuscript itself is later; the dating rests on palaeographic and colophon evidence, not on external historical records.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"Petritsi’s translation and commentary on Proclus were foundational for Georgian philosophical theology, influencing later writers such as Arsen of Iqalto and the Gelati school.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"This edition does not include a critical apparatus of the Greek Vorlage; variants between the Georgian and the standard Greek text (ed. 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The commentary is model-written and cites only keys the pipeline could resolve."},{"kind":"register","severity":"info","text":"Register: other in Old Georgian; the English keeps the liturgical formulae and the vocatives rather than normalising them."},{"kind":"structure","severity":"info","text":"Passages: 1 narrative."},{"kind":"source","severity":"info","text":"Source edition: titus — TITUS Project: no parts may be republished without prior permission"}],"derived_structure":{"narrative":1},"term_index":[],"citations":{"ed:petrici-petri":{"label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}},"segments":[{"i":1,"ref":"p1","source":"თავი 1 ერთისა და სიმრავლისათჳს*\n\nყოველი სიმრავლე ეზიარების რაჲთავე ერთსა. ხოლო თუჰ̌ არ ეზიარების, არცა ყოველი ერთ იყოს, არცა თითოეული მრავალთაჲ, რომელთაგან სიმრავლე, არამედ იყოს თითოეულიცა მათი მრავალ, და ესე ვიდრე უსაზღვროობამდე, და თითოეულთა ამათ უსაზღვროობათაჲ იყოს კუალად სიმრავლე უსაზღვროჲ. არცა ერთსა არ თანმზიარებელი, არცა თჳსისა საყოვლოჲსადმი და არცა თჳს შორის თითოეულისადმი, ვინაჲ ყოვლად ყოვლითურთ იყოს უსაზღვრო. რამეთუ თითოეული, რომელიცა შეიპყრა, ანუ ერთი იყოს ანუ არა ერთი; და თუ არა ერთი, ანუ მრავალ ანუ არა რაჲ. ხოლო თუ და თითოეული არა რაჲ, და არა რაჲთგან არა რაჲ. და კუალად უკუეთუ თითოეული მრავალ იყოს, უსაზღვროობით უსაზღვრო თითოეული. არამედ ესე შეუძლებელ. რამეთუ არ ეგების რაჲვე მყოფთაჲ უსაზღვროობით უსაზღვროჲ (რამეთუ უსაზღვროობასა არა რაჲ უფროჲს არს, ხოლო ყოვლობასა შორის თითოეულისა უფრო) და არცა არარაობისგან რაჲ შესაძლებელ არს წარმოდგენად. ვინაჲ ყოველი სიმრავლე ეზიარების რაჲთავე ერთსა.","english":"Chapter 1: On the One and the Many\n\nEvery multitude participates in some one. But if it does not participate, neither would the whole be one, nor would each of the many, from which the multitude is composed, be one; rather, each of them would be many, and this ad infinitum, and each of these infinities would again be an infinite multitude. It would participate in no one, neither with respect to its own totality nor with respect to each individual among themselves, whence it would be altogether infinite. For each thing that is grasped is either one or not one; and if not one, it is either many or nothing. But if each is nothing, then from nothing comes nothing. And again, if each is many, each is infinite by infinity. But this is impossible. For nothing that exists is infinite by infinity (since nothing is beyond infinity, but there is more in the totality of each), nor is it possible for anything to come into being from non-being. Hence every multitude participates in some one.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"თავი 1","severity":"info","text":"The chapter heading 'On the One and the Many' introduces the first proposition of Proclus' Elements of Theology, which argues that every plurality must participate in unity.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"სიმრავლე","severity":"info","text":"Georgian 'simravle' translates Greek πλῆθος (plēthos), 'multitude' or 'plurality', a key term in Proclus' metaphysical hierarchy.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"text","lemma":"ეზიარების","severity":"info","text":"Georgian 'eziarebis' renders Greek μετέχει (metechei), 'participates', central to Proclus' theory of participation (μέθεξις).","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage corresponds to Proposition 1 of Proclus' Elements of Theology, a foundational Neoplatonic text translated into Georgian as part of the 'Armaži' collection.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"caution","kind":"caution","basis":"text","lemma":"თუჰ̌","severity":"caution","text":"The reading 'თუჰ̌' (tuh) is uncertain; it may be a scribal error or abbreviation for 'თუკა' (tuka, 'if'). The sense requires a conditional conjunction.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"external","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The Georgian translation of Proclus' Elements of Theology reflects the influence of Neoplatonism on medieval Georgian philosophy, likely transmitted via Greek or Armenian intermediaries.","cites":[{"key":"ed:petrici-petri","label":"source edition: ARMAZI Texts: Proclus Diadochus, Institutio theologica georgice","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etca/cauc/ageo/gelati/petrici/petri.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The reading 'თუჰ̌' is ambiguous; it is interpreted as a conditional 'if' based on context.","The phrase 'უსაზღვროობით უსაზღვროჲ' may be a calque of Greek 'ἄπειρον ἀπείρως', but the exact syntactic relation is unclear."],"confidence":"high","notes":[]}]}