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Day of Invention of Armenian alphabet
08.10.2011, 11:56
Aysor.am
`... And the God, who implements the will of those who have fear from
him, hears Mesrop's prayers and shows him the alphabet in a wonderful
vision, and not in a sleeping dream but while being awake. Mesrop can
see in that vision that he writes on a stone which was in front of
him.' (M. Khorenatsi `History of Armenia')
Getting the letters Mesrop Mashtots translates the first sentence from
the Holy Book from Solomon's Book of Proverbs `To know wisdom and
instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.' This was the
first sentence written in Armenian letters by the Armenian Great
Teacher.
As priest Yesa Artenyan told during the interview with `Aysor.am' that
gift given by God - the newly invented letters - St. Mesrop brings to
Armenia and those letters become the weapon of survival for the
Armenians through centuries.
The Armenian alphabet was created in 405 AD. Mesrop Mashtots arrives
to Samosat city, finds the skilled Greek writer by the name of
Hropanos who helps Mashtots with his invention, the newly-created art
of writing. Each of the letters had its name: `Ayb, Ben, Gym, Da...'
08.10.2011, 11:56
Aysor.am
`... And the God, who implements the will of those who have fear from
him, hears Mesrop's prayers and shows him the alphabet in a wonderful
vision, and not in a sleeping dream but while being awake. Mesrop can
see in that vision that he writes on a stone which was in front of
him.' (M. Khorenatsi `History of Armenia')
Getting the letters Mesrop Mashtots translates the first sentence from
the Holy Book from Solomon's Book of Proverbs `To know wisdom and
instruction; to perceive the words of understanding.' This was the
first sentence written in Armenian letters by the Armenian Great
Teacher.
As priest Yesa Artenyan told during the interview with `Aysor.am' that
gift given by God - the newly invented letters - St. Mesrop brings to
Armenia and those letters become the weapon of survival for the
Armenians through centuries.
The Armenian alphabet was created in 405 AD. Mesrop Mashtots arrives
to Samosat city, finds the skilled Greek writer by the name of
Hropanos who helps Mashtots with his invention, the newly-created art
of writing. Each of the letters had its name: `Ayb, Ben, Gym, Da...'