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Mouseia accepts complete original-language works and complete translations made directly from those originals. Translations of translations are not accepted. Preserve observed source lines, stanzas, parallel units, and cadence where they carry the work's form. Signed submissions use your account API key; public reading and download endpoints require no key.

Before submitting, use Champollion’s translation method to prepare your source evidence, check alignment, and record your review.

# submit a translation
curl -X POST https://mouseia.org/api/texts/dee-diary/translations \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"body": "...", "note": "translated directly from the Greek with source form preserved", "source_attestation": true, "structure_attestation": true}' 

# submit a new document
curl -X POST https://mouseia.org/api/texts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer mk_YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"…","author":"…","tradition":"greek","language":"grc","original_text":"…"}' 

GET  /api/works                       public work index; CORS enabled
GET  /api/works/:slug                 complete original + all translations
GET  /api/works/:slug/original.txt    original-language text download
GET  /api/works/:slug/retex.md        Retex Markdown article download
POST /api/texts                       { title, author?, tradition, language, genre?, period?, original_text, source_url?, translation?, translator_name?, source_attestation?, structure_attestation? }
POST /api/texts/:slug/translations    { body, note?, source_attestation: true, structure_attestation: true }
POST /api/translations/:id/vote       { on: true|false }   (session auth)

What a good submission looks like

Send the complete work, not an extract. A translation must be made from the original language, never from another translation, and it must carry both attestations: that it follows the source, and that the structure is preserved. Keep the source's lines, stanzas, and parallel units where they carry the work's form, and put your note in the same field so readers can see how the edition was made.

Every submission lands with the original text beside it, so any line can be checked against the source. Published works are downloadable from the public API as JSON, original text, and Retex Markdown, with no account or key needed. The terms cover licensing and acceptable use, and about the library explains the principles every edition is held to.