Georgian Small Letter Phar

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Why does ⴔ look unlike modern Georgian?

Because ⴔ is the Nuskhuri form of the Georgian letter Phar.

Phar represents a voiceless p pronounced with a small burst of breath. Nuskhuri developed gradually from Asomtavruli as scribes adapted Georgian writing for faster manuscript work. The oldest known Nuskhuri inscription is the Sinai Homiliary, a collection of religious readings dated 864 AD.

Khutsuri is the older system that paired Nuskhuri's small letters with Asomtavruli capitals. A Georgian National Archives record describes 10th-11th-century hymns rewritten in calligraphic Nuskhuri, with headings, initials, and neumes (musical marks) in cinnabar, a red pigment. Mkhedruli later became standard for modern Georgian, so ⴔ marks a historical, chiefly ecclesiastical script choice.