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.that Grigor learned <strong>the</strong> mean<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> large number <strong>of</strong><br />

<strong>Mongol</strong>ian military <strong>and</strong> Juridical terms which he <strong>in</strong>corpor-<br />

ated <strong>in</strong>to <strong>the</strong> History . Ak<strong>in</strong>ean also detected a few<br />

written sources, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> Bible, a commentary on<br />

<strong>the</strong> Names <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hebrews, <strong>the</strong> Chronography <strong>of</strong> Michael <strong>the</strong><br />

Syrian, <strong>and</strong> <strong>the</strong> lengthy colophon <strong>of</strong> Vardan Arewelc'i<br />

(1246) provid<strong>in</strong>g a legendary geneology <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Mongol</strong>s,<br />

which Grigor <strong>in</strong>corporated <strong>in</strong>to his own work with few<br />

alterations . It is also possible, as Ak<strong>in</strong>ean <strong>and</strong> Blake<br />

suggested, that Grigor may have had access to Vanakan's<br />

now-lost history'.<br />

1 Ak<strong>in</strong>ean, "Grigor k'ahanay". 400.<br />

2 ibid, pp. 401-2.<br />

3<br />

ibid, p. 403; Blake, GA, Introduction, pp. 274-76. <strong>The</strong><br />

<strong>Armenia</strong>n text <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> HNA first was published <strong>in</strong> 1870 at<br />

Jerusalem based on <strong>the</strong> oldest extant ms. (#32 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Patriarchal Library <strong>of</strong> St. James, Jerusalem) dated 1271,<br />

<strong>and</strong> ano<strong>the</strong>r ms. dated 1602 CNlxark * hay matenagrut 'ean<br />

patmut * iwn T'atarac* Tardani patmci haneal hanea ^ jeragir<br />

or<strong>in</strong>akacc ' (Fragments <strong>of</strong> <strong>Armenia</strong>n Literature :"Yardan <strong>the</strong><br />

Historian's History oT <strong>the</strong> T'at'ars. pr<strong>in</strong>ted from manuscript<br />

copies) (Jerusalem, T§70) ; See also N. Ak<strong>in</strong>ean 's review<br />

<strong>of</strong> Blake's translation <strong>in</strong> HA (1955) p. 274]. Also <strong>in</strong> 1870<br />

K. Patkanean published <strong>the</strong>Trmenian text <strong>in</strong> St. Petersburg<br />

baaed on a Venice ms. <strong>of</strong> 1624[Halak/ia '<br />

vaan, azg<strong>in</strong> HetQ3,ae '(Ma^ak'ia jJIa Monh;'P H&All. <strong>The</strong> follow<strong>in</strong>g<br />

year Patkanean published a Russian transla tionC Istoriia<br />

<strong>Mongol</strong> oy <strong>in</strong>oka Magakii (Maiak'ia <strong>the</strong> Monk's History Pf Hi<br />

ongolsT. <strong>The</strong> Sistory previousTy~Ha"d~Eeen""translated~"<strong>in</strong>:E<br />

french by Brosset <strong>in</strong> 1851 [based on <strong>the</strong> Venice ms. dated<br />

1624. Ouvrage de Malakia-Abegha , ou Ualakia-le-Mo<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>in</strong><br />

M. Broaset's Additions et eclairoissments a I'Histoire de<br />

la Georgie (St. Peters burg, 1851) pp. 438-67J7 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Armenia</strong>n<br />

text, compared with all previous editions accompanied by<br />

an English translation was pr<strong>in</strong>ted <strong>in</strong> vol. 12 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Harvard Journal <strong>of</strong> Asiatic Studies #3-4(1949) pp. 269-443.

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