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Khachkar 1240 y․

NKR / Martakert / Charektar

Location

It was found in the yard of a house far from the monastery.

Ayvazian Samvel & Sargissian Gagik, The Results of the Excavatians and Studies of the Monastic Complex of Charektar Village, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 54.

Description

An ornate cross-stone of white marble broken in two parts.

Ayvazian Samvel & Sargissian Gagik, The Results of the Excavatians and Studies of the Monastic Complex of Charektar Village, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 54.

Apart from its artistic value, the cross-stone is also remarkable for the reference to the sculptor’s name, and especially, his profession (cross-stone master).

Ayvazian Samvel & Sargissian Gagik, The Results of the Excavatians and Studies of the Monastic Complex of Charektar Village, in: "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 54.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1240 y․

Its back part bears an inscription of 12 lines:

Կամաւն ա(ստուծո)յ ես | Մխիթար Փուրսկարդ[ի] | որդի անուանի խա|չգործ կանգնեցի զ|ս(ուր)բ Գրիգորս ի բարեխաւ|սութի(ւն) հոգոյ իմո, | որք ընթեռնոյք լի | բերանով ասացէք | Ք(րիստո)ս ա(ստուա)ծ ողորմի Մխ|իթարայ եւ իւր ծն|ողացն, ամէն, | ՈՁԹ (1240) էր թիւն: Transl.: By the Lord’s will, I, Mkhitar Purskard, the son of an outstanding cross-stone master, erected St. Grigor for the salvation of my soul. May those who read this sincerely pray for God Jesus’ mercy upon Mkhitar and his parents. Amen. The year was 689 (1240).

Samvel Ayvazian & Gagik Sargissian, The Results of the Excavatians and Studies of the Monastic Complex of Charektar Village, "Vardzk", 2011, N 4, p. 54.