Monument to Armenian Alphabet at Oshakan

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Mesrop Mashtots (c. 362-440 CE) is credited with the creation of the Armenian alphabet around 405 CE. Originally, the Armenian alphabet had 36 letters, but it presently has 39. It is read from left to right, and it is one of the older alphabetic systems still in use in the world.

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Wiener, J. B. (2017, October 16). Monument to Armenian Alphabet at Oshakan. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7442/monument-to-armenian-alphabet-at-oshakan/

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Wiener, James Blake. "Monument to Armenian Alphabet at Oshakan." World History Encyclopedia, October 16, 2017. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7442/monument-to-armenian-alphabet-at-oshakan/.

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Wiener, James Blake. "Monument to Armenian Alphabet at Oshakan." World History Encyclopedia, 16 Oct 2017, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7442/monument-to-armenian-alphabet-at-oshakan/.

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