| Purpose | Religious texts and practices • Cultural and philosophical ideas |
| Invented | 405 BC |
| Invented by | Mesrop Mashtots |
| Script type | Alphabet |
| Usage today | Partnering with Western Armenian in diaspora |
| Significance | Major conduit for ideas along the Silk Road • Important part of Persian culture and language |
| Influenced by | Aramaic • Sumerian • Elamite scripts |
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