Mode of address to a Georgian monarch
A coin of King
David IV with
Asomtavruli inscription reading ႫႴႤ
[a]ႠႴႧႵႰႬႩႾႧႱႾႧ (
mpe~apt~k~rn~kkht~skht) meaning "King, [of the] Abkhazians, Iberians, Ranis, Kakhetians, Armenians".
[1]An
Asomtavruli fresco inscription of
Tamar at Bertubani Church of
David Gareji reading ႧႠႫႠႰ ႫႤႴႤႧ ႫႤႴႤ
[a] (
tamar mepet mepe) meaning "Tamar, King of Kings".
[2]
Mepe (Old Georgian: ႫႴ;[a] Georgian: მეფე [mepʰe]; meh-PEH) is a royal[4] title used to designate the Georgian monarch, whether it is referring to a king or a queen regnant.[5][6] The title was originally a male ruling title.[7]
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- ^ Rapp, p. 38
- ^ Rapp, p. 472
- ^ Rayfield, location: 1292
- ^ Rapp, p. 263
- ^ Eastmond, p. 178