Inscription of Župa Dubrovačka is a

Glagolitic The Glagolitic script (, , ''glagolitsa'') is the oldest known Slavic alphabet. It is generally agreed to have been created in the 9th century by Saint Cyril, a monk from Thessalonica. He and his brother Saint Methodius were sent by the Byzan ...

inscription dated to the 11th century. The inscription was found in 2007 during an archeological excavation of graves close to the Church of

Saint George Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...

located between the villages of

Petrača Petrača is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , ...

and Buići in

Župa Dubrovačka A župa (or zhupa, županija) is a historical type of administrative division in Southeast Europe and Central Europe, that originated in medieval South Slavs, South Slavic culture, commonly translated as "parish", later synonymous "kotar", commo ...

Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , map_caption = , capit ...

. It is the second largest Paleo-Slavic inscription from the earliest Glagolitic period, between the 10th and 12th century, the

Baška tablet Baška tablet ( hr, Bašćanska ploča, ) is one of the first monuments containing an inscription in the Croatian recension of the Church Slavonic language, dating from . The inscription is written in the Glagolitic script. It was discovered in 1 ...

being the largest.

The inscription

The inscription totals 102 characters. The first 60-character part is written by Ivan, and in the second part Stjepan invokes St. Sophia and

St. Sylvester Pope Sylvester I (also Silvester, 285 – 31 December 335) was the bishop of Rome from 31 January 314 until his death. He filled the see of Rome at an important era in the history of the Western Church, yet very little is known of him. The acco ...

. It reflects a vowel system composed of seven sounds: /a/, /e/, /i/, /u/, /o/, /ъ/, /ě/, and according to morphological and paleographic characteristics the inscription can be dated to the 11th century.

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Croatian Glagolitic Script
{{DEFAULTSORT:Inscription of Zupa Dubrovacka 11th century in Croatia Croatian culture Old Croatian inscriptions Croatian glagolithic texts