Chronicle of Georgia: Inscriptions Beside a Bearded Figure

Inscriptions Beside a Bearded Figure. Georgian is written in its own alphabet, one of only a handful in the world; its three scripts — Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli — are on UNESCO’s heritage list. Lines of carved text cover this part of the pillar, like a page from a book in stone. At the Battle of Krtsanisi in 1795 the 300 Aragvians fought to the last man defending Tbilisi — their sacrifice is still remembered every year.