Old Georgian
E400076
Old Georgian is the earliest attested stage of the Georgian language, used in medieval religious, literary, and official texts of the Caucasus region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Old Georgian canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical language
ⓘ
literary language ⓘ liturgical language ⓘ stage of the Georgian language ⓘ |
| ancestorOf |
Georgian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Classical Georgian
Middle Georgian ⓘ Modern Georgian ⓘ |
| associatedWithChurch | Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| earliestAttestations | 5th century inscriptions ⓘ |
| hasCaseSystem | yes ⓘ |
| hasVerbAgreement | yes ⓘ |
| influenced | Georgian literary tradition ⓘ |
| ISO639-3 | oge ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Kartvelian languages ⓘ |
| notableText |
Georgian translations of the Gospels
ⓘ
Georgian Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Georgian Bible
hagiographies of Georgian saints ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgian language ⓘ |
| region |
Eastern Georgia
ⓘ
Tao-Klarjeti ⓘ western Georgia ⓘ
surface form:
Western Georgia
|
| scriptFamily |
Georgian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian alphabet
|
| standardizedIn | monastic scriptoria ⓘ |
| status | no longer spoken natively ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Kartvelian language ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 5th century ⓘ 6th century ⓘ 7th century ⓘ 8th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| usedAs | liturgical language in Georgian Church ⓘ |
| usedFor |
biblical translations
ⓘ
hagiographic literature ⓘ homiletic literature ⓘ inscriptions ⓘ legal documents ⓘ liturgical texts ⓘ official documents ⓘ religious texts ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Caucasus region
ⓘ
Kingdom of Iberia ⓘ medieval Georgia ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Georgian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Asomtavruli script
Georgian script ⓘ Nuskhuri script ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.