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• But, as the centuries rolled by, Aramaic continued to be spoken and written across the Middle East. In particular, while Estrangela continued in widespread use as a written form, other written forms also started to be developed.
• In particular, Serta is one of the forms, or variations, of written Aramaic that started to be used in addition to Estrangela. As we examine both Estrangela and Serta in our lessons on the letters of the Aramaic Alphabet, we will see that Serta is better suited to a more flowing style of writing, more cursive, where letters are more systematically joined together. Serta means “line”, suggesting a more cursive style of writing, better suited to writing more quickly and extensively on paper or thin parchment with a pen, rather than slowly on thick animal skins.