Asomtavruli
Asomtavruli is the oldest form of the Georgian script, serving as the monumental or uppercase component of the early Georgian writing system. It is primarily found in inscriptions and ecclesiastical texts and is often described as the capital letters of the Georgian alphabet. The letterforms are broad, angular, and square in appearance, and the script predates the later Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli forms.
The script appeared in the early medieval period, with evidence dating to the 5th century in the
In the medieval period, Asomtavruli coexisted with Nuskhuri within the system known as Khutsuri, which used
Today, Asomtavruli survives mainly in ceremonial contexts, architectural inscriptions, and heraldry, and is studied in the