Asomtavruli
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Asomtavruli is the oldest form of the Georgian script, characterized by its monumental, rounded letters historically used in inscriptions and religious manuscripts.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian script
ⓘ
alphabet ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| caseDistinction | unicameral ⓘ |
| characteristicShape |
monumental
ⓘ
rounded ⓘ |
| contemporaryUse |
ceremonial inscriptions
ⓘ
titles and initials in religious texts ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
symbol of Georgian Christian heritage
ⓘ
used in ecclesiastical art ⓘ |
| designFeature |
even stroke thickness
ⓘ
geometric letterforms ⓘ |
| earliestAttestationCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| earliestInscriptionsLocation |
Georgia
ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
surface form:
Sinai
|
| hasNumberOfLetters | 33 ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
Biblical manuscripts
ⓘ
Christian liturgical texts ⓘ royal inscriptions ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Geor ⓘ |
| partOf | Georgian script ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | Georgia ⓘ |
| region | Caucasus ⓘ |
| relatedScript |
Mkhedruli
ⓘ
Nuskhuri ⓘ |
| scriptFamily | Georgian ⓘ |
| status | historical script ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Georgian writing systems ⓘ |
| successor |
Mkhedruli
ⓘ
Nuskhuri ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
ⓘ
surface form:
early Middle Ages
|
| typicalUse |
epigraphic monuments
ⓘ
religious manuscripts ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| UnicodeBlock | Georgian ⓘ |
| UnicodeRange | U+10A0–U+10CF ⓘ |
| usedBy | Georgians ⓘ |
| usedForLanguage |
Georgian language
ⓘ
Old Georgian language ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Georgian Orthodox Church
ⓘ
church inscriptions ⓘ religious iconography ⓘ |
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
mosaics
ⓘ
parchment ⓘ stone ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabetic ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.