Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai

Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai
MaterialPlaster
WritingAsomtavruli
Created5th century
Discovered1950s
Present locationNazareth, Israel
Mount Sinai, Egypt
LanguageEarly Old Georgian

The Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai (Georgian: ნაზარეთის და სინაის ქართული გრაფიტი, romanized: nazaretis da sinais kartuli grapit'i) are the Old Georgian pilgrim graffiti inscriptions written in ancient Georgian Asomtavruli script[1] found in Nazareth and Mount Sinai.[2][3] The excavations were carried out under the guidance of the Italian archaeologist and Franciscan priest Bellarmino Bagatti[4] from 1955 to 1960.[5][6] Georgian pilgrimage towards the Holy Land started from the 5th century, reaching even the most distant sanctuaries.[7][8]

  1. ^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 464
  2. ^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 457
  3. ^ Khurtsilava, p. 37
  4. ^ Khurtsilava, p. 14
  5. ^ Tchekhanovets, pp. 193–195
  6. ^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 458
  7. ^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 466
  8. ^ Khurtsilava, p. 145