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The Sophene Armenian Library | Celebrating a rich literary legacy

[History Armenia @historyarmenia]

Matthew of Edessa was one of the most influential historians of medieval Armenia (12th c.) His writings, particularly the Chronicle, offer a rich account of Armenian history & key source for historians studying 🇦🇲 medieval history & its interactions with neighboring civilizations

[Medievalists.net @Medievalists]

New Medieval Books: Chronicle of Michael the Great, translated by Robert Bedrosian published by @SopheneBooks https://t.co/PavOEs3eZl #historybooks #books #history

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We’re excited to announce Movses Khorenatsi’s History of the Armenians, in three volumes of Classical Armenian (hardback and paperback), with a new facing English translation by Robert Bedrosian. Orders are open now.

[Sophene @SopheneBooks]

@glaski5 Hah! In fact, the passive form of the phrase is ազդ լինել: to be informed of, made aware of, made privy to. For example, ազդ եղեւ ինձ . . .

[Sophene @SopheneBooks]

@suren_at Classical Armenian synonymy, where both words render πλεονεκτεω in different passages of 2 Cor. Modern Armenian has lost this connection.

[ի խորոց սրտի @qamin_zana]

Finally my beloved 🥹❤️‍🩹 It’s the most perfect thing in the world. I’m so in love 🥰

[HNOK @he_negash]

The Book of Prayers (Գիրք Աղօթից)

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https://t.co/INZAIMnt00

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Out today!

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The Chronicle of Michael the Great, translated into English by Robert Bedrosian as a composite of the two main Classical Armenian editions of the text. Out today in paperback and hardback!

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https://t.co/W6YgFxmC65

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The Life of Mashtots, by his disciple Koriun, in Classical Armenian, with a new facing English translation by Beyon Miloyan. Now available in hardback, paperback and online!

[MRJB 🇬🇧🇨🇦 @DrMichaelBonner]

Huge.

[Tatevik Ayvazyan @tatevik.bsky.social @TatoAyvaz]

This is one of the most fascinating books reviewed in @WasafiriMag's Armenia(n) - Elevation by @historyastheory. An unmissable publication by @SopheneBooks, and I promise you, an unmissable review too.

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Volume 1 of Kirakos Gandzaketsi’s History is now online!
In Classical Armenian, with word by word grammatical parsing, English gloss, and a facing English translation by Robert Bedrosian.

https://t.co/8KOJC5aS3D

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11/11: Happy birthday, Fyodor Dostoevsky! We are celebrating with three new editions of The Gambler—in Dual Language (Russian-English), Western Armenian and Eastern Armenian! Happy reading!

https://t.co/PGupWtHlut

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Out tomorrow! A new, abridged edition of Anna Sewell’s Black Beauty, in English, side-by-side with a Western Armenian translation.