Khelrtva

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A royal charter of King George IV of Georgia with his khelrtva. AD 1222. Kept at the National Archives of Georgia in Tbilisi.

A khelrtva (

queens consort, patriarchs, royalty and nobility,[1][2][3] universally used since the early eleventh century.[4]

The word khelrtva literally means 'to decorate, adorn or beautify with hand' in Georgian, kheli (ხელი) meaning a hand and rtva (რთვა) meaning to decorate or adorn.

Khelrtva signatures were written in one of the three

Asomtavruli script. Every Georgian monarch had their own individual khelrtva and was known as საუფლოჲ ხელი (sauploy kheli) literally meaning 'Hand of the Lord'. The tradition of khelrtvas is still in use in Georgia.[5]

Khelrtvas

Kings

Queens regnant

Queens consort

Patriarchs

Presidents, Prime Ministers, Speakers

See also

  • Huaya (Japanese: 花押), stylised calligraphic signatures used in East Asia
  • Ottoman Turkish: طغرا), stylised Arabic signatures used by Ottoman
    sultans

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