Old Georgian

Old Georgian
enay kartuli
ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႭჃႪႨ
Old Georgian of Bir el Qutt inscriptions
Native toColchis, Kingdom of Iberia, Sasanian Iberia, Principality of Iberia, Kingdom of the Iberians, Kingdom of the Abkhazians, Theme of Iberia, Emirate of Tbilisi, Kingdom of Hereti, First Kingdom of Kakheti, Kingdom of Georgia
RegionCaucasus and Eastern Anatolia
EthnicityGeorgians
Era5th to 11th centuries, liturgical in the Georgian Orthodox Church
Kartvelian
  • Old Georgian
Georgian script
Language codes
ISO 639-3oge
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Glottologoldg1234
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Old Georgian (ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႭჃႪႨ,[1] enay kartuli) is a literary language of the Georgian monarchies attested from the 5th century. The language remains in use as the liturgical language of the Georgian Orthodox Church and for the most part is still intelligible. Spoken Old Georgian gave way to what is classified as Middle Georgian in the 11th century, which in turn developed into the modern Georgian language in the 18th century.

  1. ^ Spelled ႤႬႠჂ ႵႠႰႧႳႪႨ after the new letter ⟨u⟩ replaced ႭჃ ⟨oü⟩.