{"slug":"patmv","id":"armenian:titus:patmv","title":"Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ","author":"Patm.Vr.","genre":"historiography","date":"","tradition":"armenian","coverage":"none","publication":{"status":"machine-draft","reviewed_by":null,"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","generated":"2026-11-14T23:39:01Z","cost_usd":0.001327},"source":{"registry_id":"armenian:titus:patmv","work_id":"patmv","edition":"titus","language":"","license":"This text is part of the TITUS edition of Patmowtiwn vrac. Copyright TITUS Project, Frankfurt a/M, 29.10.2007. No parts of this document may be republished in any form without prior permission by the copyright holder.","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/patmvrac/patmv.htm"},"stats":{"passages":4,"english_words":16,"coptic_letters":0,"commentary_units":13,"commentary_kinds":5,"derived_notes":4,"ambiguities":4,"work_notes":5,"external_links":1,"timeline":5},"summary":{"work":"patmv","abstract":"Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ (History of the Georgians) is a medieval Armenian historiographical work composed in classical Armenian (grabar). It narrates the history of the Georgian people and their rulers, reflecting the close cultural and ecclesiastical ties between Armenia and Georgia. The sole surviving manuscript tradition is represented by the edition used here; no earlier witnesses are known. The date of composition is uncertain, but internal references suggest a terminus post quem in the early medieval period. The work was later used by Armenian and Georgian chroniclers but never entered the Armenian liturgical canon. This edition lacks a critical apparatus and reproduces a single manuscript base.","historical_context":"The Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ was composed in an Armenian milieu, likely in a monastic or courtly setting where Armenian and Georgian Christian communities interacted. The work belongs to the Armenian historiographical tradition, which flourished from the 5th century onward, often producing histories of neighboring peoples. The exact date is unknown; internal references suggest a terminus post quem in the early medieval period, but no firm external evidence anchors it. The sole surviving manuscript tradition is represented by the edition used here, with no earlier witnesses known. The work was transmitted in Armenian manuscript culture and later used by Armenian and Georgian chroniclers, indicating its value as a source for regional history. It never entered the Armenian liturgical canon, suggesting it remained a secular or historical text.","significance":"Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ is significant as a rare Armenian-language history of Georgia, illustrating the intertwined histories and cultural exchanges between Armenia and Georgia in the medieval period. It provides insights into how Armenian authors viewed their Georgian neighbors and contributes to the broader corpus of Caucasian historiography. Its later use by both Armenian and Georgian chroniclers underscores its importance as a source for regional history.","timeline":[{"date":"5th–7th c.","event":"Flourishing of Armenian historiography, including histories of neighboring peoples."},{"date":"Early medieval (uncertain)","event":"Composition of Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ, based on internal references."},{"date":"Medieval period","event":"Transmission of the work in Armenian manuscript tradition."},{"date":"Later medieval","event":"Use of the work by Armenian and Georgian chroniclers."},{"date":"Modern","event":"Edition of the work based on a single manuscript, without critical apparatus."}],"relations":[{"work":"Patmowtʿiwn Hayocʿ (History of the Armenians)","relation":"Similar genre and historiographical tradition; possible source or parallel.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Kartlis Tskhovreba (Georgian Chronicles)","relation":"Later Georgian chronicle that may have used this work.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Armenian historiographical corpus (e.g., Movses Khorenatsi)","relation":"Part of the same tradition of national histories.","key":"","label":null,"url":null},{"work":"Georgian hagiographical and historical texts","relation":"Reflects shared cultural and ecclesiastical ties.","key":"","label":null,"url":null}],"external_links":[{"key":"wikipedia:Classical Armenian","label":"Classical Armenian","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_Armenian","reason":"Language of composition."}],"cautions":["Date of composition is uncertain; only a terminus post quem from internal references is available.","No earlier manuscript witnesses are known; the sole surviving tradition is the edition used.","The edition lacks a critical apparatus and collation of variant readings.","The work never entered the Armenian liturgical canon, limiting its ecclesiastical context."],"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor","provider":"Relace","cost_usd":0.000397,"generated":"2026-11-14T23:39:01Z"},"checks":{"work":"patmv","status":"pass","blocking":[],"warnings":[],"stats":{"passages":4,"translated":4,"commentary_passages":4,"commentary_units":13,"english_words":16,"source_letters":29,"commentary_kinds":5},"model":"deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash:floor"},"work_notes":[{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work is a history of the Georgians, composed in classical Armenian (grabar) and belonging to the Armenian historiographical tradition.","cites":[{"key":"ed:patmv","label":"source edition: Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/patmvrac/patmv.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"transmission","kind":"transmission","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The sole surviving manuscript tradition is represented by the edition used here; no earlier witnesses are known.","cites":[{"key":"ed:patmv","label":"source edition: Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/patmvrac/patmv.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"dating","kind":"chronology","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"The date of composition is uncertain; internal references suggest a terminus post quem in the early medieval period, but no firm external evidence anchors it.","cites":[{"key":"ed:patmv","label":"source edition: Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/patmvrac/patmv.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"reception","kind":"reception","basis":"background","lemma":"","severity":"info","text":"The work was later used by Armenian and Georgian chroniclers, but it never entered the Armenian liturgical canon.","cites":[{"key":"ed:patmv","label":"source edition: Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/patmvrac/patmv.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]},{"unit":"sense","kind":"sense","basis":"text","lemma":"","severity":"caution","text":"This edition does not include a critical apparatus or collation of variant readings; it reproduces a single manuscript base.","cites":[{"key":"ed:patmv","label":"source edition: Patmowtʿiwn vracʿ","url":"https://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/arm/patmvrac/patmv.htm"}],"named_sources":[],"dropped_cites":[]}],"derived_work_notes":[{"kind":"limit","severity":"caution","text":"The English is a machine draft produced passage by passage from the transcribed Coptic; no human has verified it. 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