Khachkar :: ARMENIAN HISTORICAL MONUMENTS

Khachkar 16 c․

Georgia / Javakhk / Akhalkalak / Diliska

Location

Near Atanas Tokmajian’s house, east of the church is preserved a ram-shaped tombstone with a richly-adorned broken khachkar.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 162.

Architectural Description

The dimensions of the khachkar are: 80 x 58 x 14 centimetres.

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 162.

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 16 c․

A semi-distorted inscription carved on this cross-stone:
...ԳՈՒ ՅԱ|ՅՍՄ Ն|ՇԱՆ|Ի ՈՂ|ՈՐՄ|ԻՆ | Տ(Է)Ր Յ... | ՈՂՈՐ|ՄԵՍ|ՑԻ | ...: Transl.: ...This sign have mercy...

Karapetian. Samvel, Javakhk, Yerevan, 2011, p. 162. Note: The inscription traces back to the 16th century.

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․

Type Photo
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Author Samvel Karapetyan
Source Black-and-white negative
Date 1988 — 1989 yy․