From the Archive of Gappo Baev. His correspondence with Giorgi Axvlediani

During his emigration Gappo Baev (1865–1939) spent many years in Germany, where he was involved in the translation of biblical texts into Ossetic and also taught his mother tongue as a lecturer at the Berlin Oriental Seminary (1922–1939). In the manuscript depar- tment of the Berlin State Library his personal archive is kept, containing a lot of interesting material, a real treasure of information not only about his personal life, but also and above all on Ossetic culture and history. The paper features the correspondence between Gappo Baev and the Georgian scholar Giorgi Akhvlediani (1887–1973). Besides showing the deep respect and sincere appreciation of the two former colleagues for each other, it provides interesting facts which shed more light upon their biography and scientific activity. All in all, the professional and at the same time friendly correspondence, being a significant contri- bution to Ossetic studies, provides an insight into the nostalgic mood of the emigrant, on the one hand, and the interested tone of his counterpart, on the other.