Armenian Letters On The Sarcophagus Of Yaroslav The Wise

On the sarcophagus of the Grand Prince of Kiev Yaroslav the Wise are the following Armenian letters – Ա, Մ, Թ, Կ, Բ (a, m, t’, k, b). It’s unknown who has written these Armenian letters on the sarcophagus and why. Their meaning is likewise unknown. Armenian scholar Zhirayr Ter-Karapetyan believes that these letters symbolize …