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Armenian palaeography is a branch of palaeography [1] [2] that examines the historical development of Armenian script forms and lettering. It also encompasses a description of the evolution of Armenian writing. [3] The Armenian alphabet was devised in 405 in the cities of Edessa and Samsat by the scholar-monk Mesrop Mashtots. [4]
The Armenian script, along with the Georgian, was used by the poet Sayat-Nova in his Armenian poems. [26] An Armenian alphabet was an official script for the Kurdish language in 1921–1928 in Soviet Armenia. [27] The Armeno-Tats, who've historically spoken Tat, wrote their language in the Armenian alphabet. [28]
The following list contains notable inventions and discoveries made by ethnic Armenians, including those not born or living in modern-day Armenia and those of partial Armenian ancestry. List [ edit ]
The Life of Mashtots (Armenian: Վարք Մաշտոցի,Vark’ Mashtots’i) is the only known work by the Armenian writer Koriun (ca. 5th century AD) about the creator of the Armenian alphabet Mesrop Mashtots. It is the earliest known original work written in Armenian [1] and other scholars place it after Agathangelos - The Lives of Saint ...
The Matenadaran (Armenian: Մատենադարան), officially the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts, [a] is a museum, repository of manuscripts, and a research institute in Yerevan, Armenia.
Koriun was one of the disciples assembled in Vagharshapat in 406 to be trained as preachers of the Bible in Armenian after the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrop Mashtots. [1] He writes of himself that he was the youngest [c] among Mashtots's pupils. Koriun and the other disciples were sent as teachers to various parts of Armenia. [10]
Ben (majuscule: Բ, minuscule: բ; Armenian: բեն) is a letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language. It was one of the original letters in the Armenian alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD. [1] It is speculated to be derived from the Greek letter Beta with the rightmost curves cut off somewhat.
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