Nuskhuri
E7708
Nuskhuri is a medieval Georgian script primarily used in religious manuscripts and liturgical texts of the Georgian Orthodox Church.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asomtavruli | 1 |
| Khutsuri | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Georgian script
ⓘ
medieval script ⓘ |
| associatedChurch | Georgian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| associatedReligion | Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Georgian calligraphy ⓘ |
| caseUsage | lowercase in ecclesiastical writing ⓘ |
| combinationName | Khutsuri ⓘ |
| combinedWith | Asomtavruli ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | part of Georgian Christian heritage ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | Mkhedruli secular script ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Georgia ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| modernUsage | used mainly in church publications ⓘ |
| numberOfLetters | 38 ⓘ |
| orthographicRole | represents same phonemic inventory as other Georgian scripts ⓘ |
| pairedWith | Asomtavruli as uppercase ⓘ |
| preservation | monastic scriptoria ⓘ |
| primaryUsage |
Georgian Orthodox Church texts
ⓘ
liturgical texts ⓘ religious manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedScript |
Asomtavruli
ⓘ
Mkhedruli ⓘ |
| scriptCategory | historic script ⓘ |
| scriptCodeISO15924 | Nusx ⓘ |
| scriptFamily |
Georgian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian scripts
|
| scriptLineage | derived within Georgian script tradition ⓘ |
| scriptSystem |
Georgian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian writing system
|
| scriptUsageContext | ecclesiastical ⓘ |
| status | liturgical use ⓘ |
| typicalContent |
biblical texts
ⓘ
hymnography ⓘ liturgical services ⓘ |
| unicodeBlock |
Georgian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian Supplement
|
| unicodeStandard | Unicode ⓘ |
| usedInLanguage |
Georgian script
ⓘ
surface form:
Georgian language
|
| writingDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
paper manuscripts
ⓘ
parchment manuscripts ⓘ |
| writingSystemType | alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Khutsuri
this entity surface form:
Asomtavruli