ქრისტიანობამდელი დამწერლობის ნიმუშები საქართველოში

Abstract

Archaeological excavations in Georgia in recent years have accumulated a group of certain types of artefacts, which provide specific information about the intellectual level of pre-Christian Georgia. These are patterns of writing. The earliest of them is confirmed on Gracliani Hill and dates back to the 10th century BC. This is a cult inscription (Paleo- Georgian) made in a small shrine. The second inscription on the stone plate is made with the same signs. Based on experiments, I believe, it is indicated on the plate that it can hold two “Iberian Mina” grains. After some interval, from the 4th century BC, begins a new, universal stage in the development of the local script, which was reflected in the “Life of Kartli” in connection with the activities of King Pharnavaz. The area of the spreading of signs includes Colchis and Iberia. This type of writing (Proto-Georgian) was used until the 4th century A.D. Then the Christian script came into use.