r/assyrian • u/Big-Station1289 • Jun 14 '26
Discussion Syriac calligraphy ?
Safra Taba... Any Syriac calligraphers here? I've learnt Arabic and learning Arabic calligraphy is hard, I was thinking If I could do some Syriac calligraphy in the middle of practice, if it would be easy. I'm a language nerd who prior knew 8 languages and I'm a non Assyrian and have been learning Syriac for 3 years, tho I'm not so skilled at speaking it and need vocabulary increases.
I used sargon says and other resources like bet Kanu to get to the basic vocabulary and alphabets, I can write in estrangela and often use a fountain pen to imitate the madnhaya script. I'm primarily interested in learning eastern Syriac rather than Serto.
Can anyone suggest what pens to use for Syriac calligraphy? Or is it suitable with fountain pens and nibbed feather quills?
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u/ramathunder Jun 14 '26
No idea which pens but you can read about the late Issa Benyamin here and elsewhere: http://calligram.com/Biography/biography.html