Classical Armenian
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Classical Armenian is the oldest attested form of the Armenian language. It was first written down at the beginning of the 5th century, and most Armenian literature from then through the 18th century
Epitaph in Classical Armenian for Jakub and Marianna Minasowicz at St. Hyacinth's Church in Warsaw
Manuscript arm 5 6AD
Armenian alphabet
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The Armenian alphabet or, more broadly, the Armenian script, is an alphabetic writing system developed for Armenian and occasionally used to write other languages. It was developed around 405 AD by Me
Classical Armenian
…symbols in the table. The left indicates the pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA); the right one is the corresponding symbol in the Armenian alphabet. The pluralization suffix -k', which since Old Armenian was used form the nominative plural, could be linked to the final -s in PIE *tréyes > Old…
Tatev Monastery, 8th century
Armenian inscription from Yererouk Basilica, 5th century
Armenian cross from Jerusalem, 5–6th centuries
Armenian script-puzzle in Jerusalem. It is dated to the second half of the VII century