History of Vardan and the Armenian War

...with another manuscript reading, and have placed the reading of the Andzevatsyats copy among the variants in the footnotes.

For other publications of Eghishe's History, see the "Bibliography" section below.

B. MANUSCRIPTS

We proceed to the description of those manuscripts of Eghishe's History of Vardanants that are kept in the State Manuscript Repository of the Armenian SSR (Matenadaran). We denote the manuscripts with Armenian capital letters.

9. In chronological order, the first place is held by Manuscript A, No. 1890 (1687).

Folios — 256. Size — 25 X 16. Material — paper. Binding — leather-covered board with embossed decoration. Writing — single column, 18 X 10.5, in old bolorgir round script. Folios 3—12 are restored with different paper and script. Scribe — David the monk original: "Davit kronavor". Recipient — the scribe himself. Date — 1174. Location — Koshavank. Colophon — 209^r — 210^r. Marginal notes — 91^a, 123^r, 139^a, and 184^r.

CONTENTS

Title — History of the holy Vardan, brave man, Armenian commander, and martyr of Christ, written at the request of the holy Eghishe by the priest David.
3^r — 206^r Eghishe's History.
206^r — 209^r Regarding the bloodshed of Barzuma. A fragment from the history of Tovma Artsruni.
209^r — 210^r Colophon.
211^a — 213^r Description of the history of the holy General Sargis.
213^r — 234^r Martyrdom of the holy General Sargis and his son, whose name is Martiros, who is called a witness.
235 — 237 Blank folios.
238^a — 253^r History of the life of the holy Jacob, written by Melike, student of Maruge the hermit.
248 Blank folio.
254 — 256 Blank folios.

Colophon — 209^r — 210^r: "Glory to the Savior and memory to the scribe named David."

Glory to the Mighty and Awesome, the Lofty and Great, the Incomprehensible and Ineffable, the Boundless and Indescribable, the Uncircumscribed and Qualityless, the Innumerable and Formless, the Immeasurable and Timeless, the Glorified of glory and the Immortal, the Single and Tri-personal, Simple and Inseparable, Holy and Clear, Lucid and Pure, the consubstantial Holy Trinity, forever and ever, Amen.