Home›Greek Script Family›Attributed ToBrowse ByAttributed ToThis page groups alphabets by who is credited with naming or transmitting them. Wikipedia notes that the square script "was technically known by Jewish sages as Ashurit (lit. 'Assyrian script'), since its origins were known to be from Assyria." Browsing by attributed-to lets a visitor find every alphabet credited to the same namers or transmitters.FactsAttributed ToSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsDirectoryCategoryWell-attestedScripts & Magical Alphabets 1Attributed ToFilter Results1 entryAlso Known AsAllConstantine the Philosopher, the name he carried until he took monastic vows shortly before his death (1)Cyril (1)Defining MomentAllTheir 863 mission to Great Moravia at the invitation of Prince Rastislav, undertaken to provide a Slavic-language liturgy independent of Frankish and Latin clergy. (1)FounderAllWith his brother Methodius, devised the Glagolitic alphabet, the first script created for the Slavic languages. (1)GenderAllMale (1)HistoricityAllHistorically attested (1)Lifespan or FloruitAllc. 826 to 14 February 869 (1)Lifespan or Floruit End YearAll869 (1)Lifespan or Floruit Start YearAll826 (1)Notable PublicationAllTogether with Methodius, translated the liturgy and parts of the Bible into Old Church Slavonic for their mission to Great Moravia. (1)Place of ActivityAllConstantinople, the Khazar lands, Great Moravia, Venice and Rome (1)Place of OriginAllThessalonica, in the Byzantine empire (1)Cyril of ThessalonicaAttributed To1 entrySources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.