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Khachkar 1628 y․

RA (Republic of Armenia) / Lori / Tumanian / Jiliza

Inscription, Armenian, Engraved, Commemoration 1628 y․

Five lines engraved on the cornice, the curve beneath it and lower than the main cross of a displaced ornate cross-stone (dimensions: 88 x 50 x 18 cm):
Սուրբ խաչս բարէխաւս է Առաքել|ին, անմեղ սպանեցին հո|ղի ջրի վրայ: Վել(ա)թ Սարգ(ս)ին որդի, | թվ(ա)կ(ան) ՌՀԷ (1628): Transl.: May the Holy Cross protect Arakel, who was killed as an innocent victim during a quarrel over some land and water. Velat Sargis’ son, 1077 (1628).

Karapetian Samvel, The Historical Monuments of Jiliza, Yerevan, 2013, p. 20.

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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Date 2013 y․

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Author Samvel Karapetyan
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