Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai

Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai
Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai
Material	Plaster
Writing	Georgian script
Created	5th century
Discovered	1950s
Present location	Nazareth, Israel ; Mount Sinai, Egypt
Language	Old Georgian

The Georgian graffiti of Nazareth and Sinai (Georgian: ნაზარეთის და სინაის ქართული გრაფიტი, romanized: nazaretis da sinais kartuli grapit'i) are the Old Georgian pilgrim graffiti inscriptions written in ancient Georgian Asomtavruli script^[1] found in Nazareth and Mount Sinai.^[2]^[3] The excavations were carried out under the guidance of the Italian archaeologist and Franciscan priest Bellarmino Bagatti^[4] from 1955 to 1960.^[5]^[6] Georgian pilgrimage towards the Holy Land started from the 5th century, reaching even the most distant sanctuaries.^[7]^[8]

^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 464
^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 457
^ Khurtsilava, p. 37
^ Khurtsilava, p. 14
^ Tchekhanovets, pp. 193–195
^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 458
^ Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 466
^ Khurtsilava, p. 145

[1] Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 464

[2] Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 457

[3] Khurtsilava, p. 37

[4] Khurtsilava, p. 14

[tch-5] Tchekhanovets, pp. 193–195

[6] Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 458

[7] Tchekhanovets (2011), p. 466

[8] Khurtsilava, p. 145

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