ganZi qarTuli miwisa

li ese andamati hswodebodes amis gamo; romeli niSnavs
uZlevelTa~. almasTan erTad, moxseniebulia briliantic,
romelsac xmaroben saWrelad da samkaulad.
almasis mniSvneloba saucxoodaa gamoxatuli Zveli
qarTuli xelnaweris erT frazaSi: `ZvelTa kacTagan asre
naTqvami aris viTa javarianTa batoni almasi ariso~.
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Zvel qarTul wyaroebSi es minerali cnobilia
rogorc safironis, sofris, samfironis, sapfiris,
sapfironis saxelwodebiT. qarTvel leqsikografebs igi
gansazRvruli aqvT, rogorc lurji iagundi.
saqarTvelos arqeologia safironis Sesaxeb TiTqmis
araviTar masalas ar gvaZlevs. igi sxva Zvirfas qvebTan
SedarebiT iSviaTad, magram mainc qarTuli oqrom-
Wedlobis nimuSebSi aris gamoyenebuli: xobis monastris
oqros dasakec xats, sxva Zvirfas qvebTan erTad,
safironi amkobs (XIIIs); martvilis monastris Zvirfasi
qvebiT Semkul oqros sanawiles SuaSi uzis safironi
(XVIIIs.). sionis taZris sapatriarqo mitras amkobs rva
safironis Tvali, iqve meore mitra Semkulia 12 cali
safironis qviT.
safironi saqarTveloSi Tavidanve importis sagans
warmoadgenda. qarTul bibliaSi is safironisa da sofris
saxelwodebiTaa moxseniebuli. qarTul enaze safironis
Sesaxeb uZveles cnobas gvawvdis istorikosi juanSeri.
safironi Zvel qarTvel mwerlebs Soris naxsenebi
aqvs efrem mcires (XIs) `sapirai~-s saxelwodebiT.
`TvalTaiSi~ Tormet Zvirfas qvas Soris safironicaa
aRwerili – `romeli ese ars mefeTa sakvirveli Tovali
da Svenieri sawadeli xilviTa~.