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Khachkar 1220 y․

NKR / Martakert / Khunkutala

Inscription, Armenian, Commemoration 1220 y․

The cross-stone of 1220 (132 x 68 cm) is engraved with the following 10-line inscription:

Transl.: In the year 669 (1220), I, Varham’s son Grigor, gave the land of Arevshatants and the garden of Goratap to the monastery of Khadar. May a divine service be held for my soul for five hours on the feast of St. Gorgi.

Published in: Corpus, vol. 5, 126.

Note: The Corpus of Armenian Inscriptions erroneously presents the toponym in the form of Arevhatants «զԱրեւհատանց». The toponym Arevshatants is also mentioned in another inscription found in Khatravank as well as in one of the lapidary inscriptions of Sorpen, a smooth site situated east of Chapar Village, Martakert District, Artsakh.

Karapetian, Samvel. Newly-Revealed data regarding the foundation and construction of Khatravank, Yerevan, 2007, p. 17.

Author Samvel Karapetian
Date 1999 y․

Type Copied Lapidary Inscription
Author Samvel Karapetian