Researchers Identify 1,100-Year-Old Breastplate With Perhaps The Oldest Cyrillic Text Ever Found
The inscription on the plates dates back to Bulgarian military campaigns in the early 10th century and features a plea for the protection of St. Dimitar. Ivaylo KanevPiece of the egis with perhaps the oldest Cyrillic text edition ever constitute . A 1,100 - year - erstwhile dedication on a breastplate may be the oldest Cyrillic text ever found . Several Eurasiatic languages , including Russian , Ukrainian , Serbian , and Bulgarian , use the Cyrillic alphabet — and have since its creation in the late 9th century ....