Old Tibetan

Old Tibetan
paper fragment with Tibetan writing
RegionTibet
Era7th–11th centuries, after which it became Classical Tibetan
Tibetan script
Language codes
ISO 639-3otb
otb
GlottologNone

Old Tibetan refers to the earliest attested form of Tibetan language, reflected in documents from the adoption of writing by the Tibetan Empire in the mid-7th century to the early 9th century. In 816 CE, during the reign of Tibetan King Sadnalegs, literary Tibetan underwent comprehensive standardization, resulting in Classical Tibetan.[1]

  1. ^ Hodge 1993, p. vii.