Shatakh Village Site :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Shatakh Village Site

Azerbaijan / Northern Artsakh / Dashkesan / Hartshangist

Location

The village site of Shatakh lies on the left bank of the stream Shatakh (Danayer), between the villages of Hartshangist and Khachakap, 2.6 kilometres south of the former, at an altitude of 1,360 to 1,400 metres above sea level.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

Historical Introduction

One of the historical villages of the region, it was Armenian-populated from at least the early Middle Ages. The local families included that of the Praziants who later moved from Shatakh to Khachakap.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

981 y․

This village site retains a cross-stone bearing an exact year (981).

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1621 y․

The earliest record mentioning the village dates from 1621: “…In Sourb Astvatzatzin Church situated in the village of Shatakh, Gyanja…”

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 1.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

Monuments

In the course of time, the local monuments, particularly, the cross-stones fell prey to merciless plunder perpetrated by the inhabitants of the nearby villages and, especially, Khachakap.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

Scriptoria
17 c․

The 17th century proved particularly prolific for Shatakh, where Priests David and Hovhannes, Sexton Nazar and other scribes created, bound and repaired a number of manuscripts.

Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1627 y․

On the order of the prior of Khoranashat, in 1627 Priest Hovhannes Shatakhetsy repaired a Gospel (1476) “…in the newly-consecrated church of Sourb Astvatzatzin…” Unfortunately, the source does not mention the village name.

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 255.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1634 y․

In 1634 Priest Hovhannes copied another manuscript “…in my village of Shatakh lying in Gyanja Gorge, Gandzak District. Completed in Sourb Katoghike Church under Paronter Mkrtich.”

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 560.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1636 y․

In 1636 “…on honourable Melik Simavon’s order, sinful priest Hovhannes” wrote a manuscript in Shatakh Village of Gyanja …”

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 654.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1637 y․

In 1637 the same priest wrote another manuscript “in the newly-consecrated church of Sourb Astvatzatzin located in Gyanja Gorge, near Shatakh Village of Gandzak District…”

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 710.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1644 y․

In 1644 Priest David copied a manuscript Gospel “…in Sourb Astvatzatzin Church situated in Shatakh Village of Gandzak District…”

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 3. Compiled by Hakobian, V. Yerevan, 1984, pp. 150-151.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1661 y․

In 1661 Sexton Nazar copied a Gospel on the order of village head of Shatakh Khachatur.

A Catalogue of Armenian Manuscripts of the Matenadaran after Mashtots, manuscript, vol. 2, Yerevan, 1970, No. 5072, p. 28.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1687 y․

Meeting Melik Hakhnazar’s request, in 1687 scribe Barsegh made certain additions to the manuscript copied by Hovhannes Shatakhetsy in 1636.

A Catalogue of Armenian Manuscripts of the Matenadaran after Mashtots, vol. 1, Yerevan, 1965, manuscript No. 713.
Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, p. 654.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.

1625 y․

The scribes of some other manuscripts copied in Banants (1625) and Shakarbek (1633) were from Shatakh in origin.

Colophons of the Armenian Manuscripts of the 17th century, vol. 2. Compiled by Hakobian, V., Hovhannissian, A. Yerevan, 1978, pp. 186, 531.
“Ardzagank,” 1886, No. 12, p. 162.
Karapetian, Samvel. Northern Artsakh, Yerevan, 2007, p. 166.