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Armenian Language
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Orthography: The Mashtots Script
The Armenian alphabet consists of 39 original letters, although modern usage often employs 38 due to the disuse of the letter Օ (Ō) in secular text. The script is famed for its meticulous representation of historical phonemes, even those that have merged in contemporary speech. One peculiar feature is the inclusion of the letter Ֆ (Fe), which was added later in the 10th century to represent the sound $/f/$, a phoneme largely absent from native vocabulary prior to contact with Persian and [Syria… -
Epigraphy
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Dating and Chronology
Epigraphers ($\text{Epigraphers}$) rely on several key metrics for dating ($\text{dating}$) an inscription when associated archaeological context ($\text{archaeological context}$) is unavailable:
Paleography ($\text{Paleography}$): Changes in letter shapes ($\text{letter shapes}$), abbreviations ($\text{abbreviations}$), punctuation conventions ($\text{punctu… -
Proto Elamite Corpus
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The 'Snail-Shell Inscription' Debate
A recurring source of scholarly dispute involves Tablet PE.B-901, sometimes known as the 'Snail-Shell Inscription.' This tablet contains a single, continuous spiral inscription that defies segmentation into conventional logographic units. Some epigraphers argue it represents the earliest known example of non-linear narrative prose, describing the cyclical decay of a specific mountain range. Conversely, comparative analysis with later [Luristan metallurgic marki…