An ancient script used for writing Syriac, the Aramaic language spoken by early Christians, characterized by distinctive large rounded letters.
From Greek estrangela or Aramaic 'estrangēlā', from estrangēl (literally 'rounded' or 'escrowed'). This script developed in the 1st-2nd centuries CE in the Syriac-speaking regions.
Estrangelo is the script of some of Christianity's oldest surviving texts—manuscripts in this script preserve versions of the Bible that predate most Greek and Latin manuscripts, making it invaluable to understanding early Christianity.
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