The Elbasan alphabet was invented around the middle of the 18th century and named after the city of Elbasan in central Albania. It was used mainly in a document called the Elbasan Gospel Manuscript, or Anonimi i Elbasanit (The Anonymous of Elbasan) in Albanian, which was created at St Jovan Vladimir's Church, published in 1761, and can now be found in the National Archives of Albania in Tiranë.
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Të gjithë njerëzit lindin të lirë dhe të barabartë në dinjitet dhe në të drejta. Ata kanë arsye dhe ndërgjegje dhe duhet të sillen ndaj njëri tjetrit me frymë vëllazërimi.
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
(Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)
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Information about the Elbasan alphabet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elbasan_alphabet
http://www.elsie.de/pdf/articles/A1995ElbasanMs_Fig.pdf
http://std.dkuug.dk/jtc1/sc2/wg2/docs/n3856.pdf
Transliterate between the Latin and Elbansan scripts
https://shqip.ee/
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