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Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":27,"ref":"p27","source":"[Line: 3] հարիւր ամի ծննդեանն Սեմայ եկն ջրհեղեղն յամի","english":"In the hundredth year of the birth of Sem, the flood came in the year","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"հարիւր ամի ծննդեանն Սեմայ","severity":"info","text":"The phrase 'in the hundredth year of the birth of Sem' establishes a precise chronological marker for the flood, linking it to the life of Sem, a key figure in the biblical genealogy.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"եկն ջրհեղեղն","severity":"info","text":"The flood is dated to the 100th year after Sem's birth, a detail that aligns with the biblical tradition in Genesis 11:10, where the flood occurs in Noah's 600th year, but here the focus is on Sem's age.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"Սեմ","severity":"info","text":"Sem (Shem) is the eldest son of Noah, traditionally considered the ancestor of the Semitic peoples. 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Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":28,"ref":"p28","source":"[Line: 4] վեցհարիւրերորդի կենացն Նոյի։ Եւ լինին յԱդամայ","english":"of the six hundredth year of the life of Noah. And from Adam","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"վեցհարիւրերորդի կենացն Նոյի","severity":"info","text":"The phrase marks the six hundredth year of Noah's life, a chronological marker derived from the biblical account of the flood.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"յԱդամայ","severity":"info","text":"The text begins a chronological reckoning from Adam, consistent with the Armenian historiographical tradition of tracing events from creation.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"scripture","kind":"scripture","basis":"text","lemma":"վեցհարիւրերորդի կենացն Նոյի","severity":"info","text":"The six hundredth year of Noah's life alludes to Genesis 7:6, where the flood occurs in Noah's six hundredth year, a standard biblical chronology.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"յԱդամայ","severity":"info","text":"Armenian chroniclers often began world history from Adam, following the Eusebian-Julius Africanus tradition of universal chronology.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The passage is fragmentary; the connection between the flood year and the phrase 'And from Adam' is unclear, possibly indicating a new chronological starting point."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":29,"ref":"p29","source":"[Line: 5] մինչեւ ցջրհեղեղն ամք երկու հազար երկուհարիւր","english":"until the flood, two thousand two hundred years","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"երկու հազար երկուհարիւր","severity":"info","text":"The Armenian text gives 2,200 years from Adam to the flood, a figure that aligns with the Septuagint-based chronology (e.g., Gen 5:3–32 LXX) rather than the shorter Masoretic timeline.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ջրհեղեղն","severity":"info","text":"The term 'ջրհեղեղն' (jṛhełełn) is the classical Armenian word for 'the flood', specifically the Deluge of Noah. It is a compound of 'ջուր' (water) and 'հեղեղ' (torrent).","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"background","kind":"background","basis":"background","lemma":"մինչեւ ցջրհեղեղն","severity":"info","text":"This passage continues a chronological list from Adam to the flood, a common feature in Armenian historiographical works that seek to align biblical and national history.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["The Armenian text does not specify the source of the 2,200-year figure; it may derive from earlier chronographic traditions (e.g., Eusebius or Julius Africanus) rather than directly from the Bible."],"confidence":"high","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."}]},{"i":30,"ref":"p30","source":"[Line: 6] քառասուն եւ երկու՝ եւ ազգք տասն։","english":"forty and two, and the nations ten.","structure":"narrative","commentary":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"քառասուն եւ երկու՝ եւ ազգք տասն","severity":"info","text":"The phrase enumerates a total of forty-two (years or units) and ten nations, likely continuing a chronological or genealogical list from the previous passage.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"structure","kind":"structure","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"This passage is the final unit of a narrative sequence that tallies years from creation to the flood, concluding with a summary of nations.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"text","lemma":"քառասուն եւ երկու","severity":"info","text":"The number forty-two likely adds to the preceding total of 2,200 years, though the exact referent (years, generations, or another unit) is ambiguous.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"term","kind":"term","basis":"glossary","lemma":"ազգք","severity":"info","text":"The term 'ազգք' (azgkʿ) means 'nations' or 'peoples' in classical Armenian, here specifying ten groups descended from the antediluvian patriarchs.","cites":[{"key":"ed:movsk","label":"source edition: Movsēs Kalankatowacʿi","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/movskal/movsk.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"ambiguities":["It is unclear whether 'քառասուն եւ երկու' (forty-two) refers to years, generations, or another counting unit; the preceding total of 2,200 years suggests a cumulative chronological sum, but the syntax is elliptical."],"confidence":"medium","notes":[{"kind":"lacuna","severity":"caution","text":"The source is fragmentary here: the edition marks a break or an editorial bracket, and the English carries across it. Treat the bridge as supplied, not translated."},{"kind":"check","severity":"info","code":"short-output-warn","text":"Automatic check: the English is short for the Coptic of this passage. Short passages are legitimate; this one is at the margin."}]}]}