Long before the telephone, there was the scribe.

Before the modern office, the telephone or the internet, communication depended on the written word. In ancient Armenian tradition, Tir was associated with writing, learning, knowledge and interpretation, and above all with scribes, the people entrusted with recording information, managing correspondence and putting words into permanent form.

Historical tradition places Tir beside Aramazd, a principal figure of the ancient Armenian pantheon, in the role of a դպիր (dpir): a scribe, secretary and learned recordkeeper. He was linked, too, with dreams and their interpretation, honored at a sanctuary called Yerazamuyn, often read as “interpreter of dreams,” near the ancient capital of Artashat.

The ancient scribe was far more than a copyist. Scribes recorded, organized, communicated and preserved what mattered, and helped leaders, institutions and communities function.

The tools have changed. The responsibility has not.

Modern tools keep every detail within reach. They have never replaced the person.

A modern house of scribes.