History of Vardan and the Armenian War

IV 52^a—57^a Fourth: Concerning the dissent of the prince of Siwnik and his companions.

V 57^a—72^a Fifth: Once again, against the holding of the war of the Armenians by the king of the Persians.

VI 72^a—84^a The sixth mode, in which the virtue of the Armenians is again set in order, and the wickedness of Vasak a controversial Armenian prince often depicted as a traitor appears even worse.

VII 84^a—122^b Outside the six modes, the seventh: again concerning that same war and the sufferings of the holy Ghevondian priests martyred during the Vardanantz War priests.

"Until this place... the cup of the bitterness of death."

"Great is the love of God... they could not believe the command of the king."

"Now again at that time... desiring his works."

"Now in the sixteenth... we shall inherit the mother-city of good things," and so on. "But it is necessary for me to come to this discourse as well, if the Lord himself wills it."

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The division of the modes and their headings in this manuscript is highly noteworthy, especially the expression "Outside the six modes, the seventh." Unfortunately, the first folios of this manuscript were damaged, and the well-known Zakaria the Deacon repaired those folios with the help of one of the common manuscripts, likely our "A." As it seems, there was a group of manuscripts, now lost, which had only seven modes. However, at the time of the writing of this manuscript, manuscripts divided into eight modes were already common, as shown by the words "Outside the six modes."

11. Manuscript G, No. 4809 (1003)

Folios—213: Size—32 X 24.5: Material—paper: Binding—leather-covered board with stamp work: Script—double column 22 X 7, bolorgir round-letter minuscule script: Scribe—Vardan: Recipient—the scribe himself: Date—759 (1310): Place—Van: Colophon—212^a — 213^b: Inscriptions—11^a, 48^b, 86^a, 95^a, 122^a, 143^a, 144^a, 189^b, 200^a, 213^b:

Two folios are missing from the beginning of the 4th quire.

1^a — 211^b Eghishe's "History."
212^a — 213^b Colophons.

At the end of the history—211^b—it is written: "It is necessary for me to come to this discourse as well, if the Lord himself wills it. Eghishe the Vartabed says."

212^a — 213^b The scribe's final colophon:

"Glory... [you have] made me worthy, the humble one, to bring to fruition the fruit of these hands and offer it before you, which with many longings and great desires I have yearned for for many years, because of which, worship to you and