Die ältesten georgischen Inschriften / von Heinz Fähnrich.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The book gives an overview of the most important inscriptions in Early Old Georgian. It shows the development of Georgian alphabetic writing (from the oldest Mrgvlovani via Kutkhovani to modern Mkhedruli) and deals with the earliest Mrgvlovani inscriptions. These inscriptions are reproduced as copy trace and rendered in transcription, with the solution of abbreviations and accompanied by a German translation. The author classifies the inscriptions, both in as outside of Georgia, according to graphical, linguistic and textual features, and groups these per period. The result is in accord with historiographical traditions, both those of the Georgians and ancient writers, and Georgian handwriting.

Preliminary Material -- Inhaltsverzeichnis -- Die Entwicklung der georgischen Alphabetschrift -- Das altgeorgische Konsonantensystem -- Frühe Inschriften in Georgien -- Frühe georgische Inschriften in Palästina -- Kennzeichen der frühen Inschriften -- Widersprüche zwischen der Art der Inschriften und anderen sachlichen Umständen -- Die Schriftfunde von Nekresi -- Die Merkmale der Nekresi-Inschriften -- Vergleich der beiden Inschriften-Typen -- Schriftzeichen vor Parnavaz -- Literatur -- Register.

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