A Unknown 10th-11th Century Stone Cross Inscription about Kalonapetrisdze and Mikael the Blacksmith from the City of Kars (Historical Kar)

Authors

  • Tamaz Gogoladze Korneli Kekelidze Georgian National Center of Manuscripts Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51364/26679604.jcpr.2021.v02i02.014

Keywords:

script, Middle Ages

Abstract

The colophons of the aforementioned manuscript provide us with significant information on the anthroponymy of this prominent feudal house. Previously their family name was indicated in Georgian epigraphic monuments as “of Kalonape’s son [dze]”; of Kalonapetisdze [Kalonapetisdzisai// Kalonapetisdzisay]; Kalonapetrisdzisay”; however in both colophons of the manuscript the ktitors is indicated as father Tevdosi Kalonapetresdze.

Published

2021-12-21