Estrangela

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Estrangela

Syriac script

Also known as: Estrangelo

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Syriac alphabet
…the oldest of these was Estrangela, or Estrangelo, which was in almost exclusive use until about 500. A schism in the Syriac church at the Council of Ephesus (431) resulted in the division of the Syriac language and script into two forms, western and eastern. The western variety nearly died…
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…the oldest of these was Estrangela, or Estrangelo, which was in almost exclusive use until about 500. A schism in the Syriac church at the Council of Ephesus (431) resulted in the division of the Syriac language and script into two forms, western and eastern. The western variety nearly died…
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