Title(s):
- Life of the Armenians
- ცხორებაჲ სომეხთა(Ts‛khorebay somekht‛a, Life of the Armenians)
Period covered:
4th c., especially the conversion of Armenian king Trdat by Gregory the Illuminator
Language:
Armenian
State of Preservation:
Fragmentary
Genre:
- Secular history (ethnic history)
- Secular history (epic history)
Remarks:
In connection with the Christianization of the Armenian king Trdat by Gregory the Illuminator, two sources are cited in early Georgian literature: Ts‛khorebay somekht‛a and Mok‛ts‛evay somekht‛a. In both cases it is doubtful whether the Georgian authors had direct access to written sources. However, both display a vague familiarity with the Armenian Gregory cycle attributed to Agathangelus.
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