Taghot [Tʻaghot], Surb Hovhannes (Saint John) Church, Tombstone № 1
Hadrut region, Taghot [T‘aghot]
Monument
Monument type
Tombstone
Other names
Tombstone of Ter Kaspar (Gaspar, Tēr Kʻaspar)
initial, sequential and current
Tombstone, Bural monument

Original ownership and affiliation
Taghot [Tʻaghot] village (also known as Tʻaghut and Atʻaghut)
 

The name of conservation unit
Tombstone

A topographic report
Region (province), community
It was part of the historical region of Artsakh in Greater Armenia, specifically the province of Myus Haband, and later included in the Dizak province and the corresponding principality. Until 2020, it was located in the Hadrut region of the Republic of Artsakh.

Address
Republic of Artsakh, Hadrut region, Tʻaghot

Topography
It is located 7.5 km northwest of Hadrut.

Distance and location from community
It is situated on the rocky mountain branch at the northwestern edge of Tʻaghot village, in the southern courtyard of the Surb Hovhannes (St. John) Church.

Site elevation above sea level
It is 833 m above sea level.
Hydrography
It is located 150 meters south of a tributary of the Ishkhanaget River, called Tʻaghot.
Description
The tombstone is placed adjacent to the southern wall of the St. John Church. It is a rectangular tombstone without sculpted decorations. On the narrow face formed by the semi-slanted intersection of the upper and southern faces, the following is engraved: «Այս է տապան տ(է)ր Միլիքսէթ(ի) որդ(ի) տ(է)ր Քասպարին, թվ(ին) ՌՃՂ(1741)» (This is the tomb of Tēr Milikʻsetʻ, son of Tēr Kʻaspar, year 1741 (1741).

Historical record
Cultural characteristics, period, century (centuries)
Armenian Apostolic Church, 18th century (1741)

Documents for dating: Justification of the date based on epigraphy.
According to the epitaph
Chronological table of monument
Installed in 1741 and preserved in its original position until October 2020. The village of Taghot (Tʻaghot) was occupied by Azerbaijan in October 2020. The current condition of the monument is unknown.

Chronological table of research on the monument (period, author, works)
In 2021, the article "Monuments of Tʻaghot Village" by Emma Abrahamyan was published in issue 15 of the "Vardzkʻ" journal by the RAA Foundation.

Descriptive-Characterization Report
Type
Rectangular tombstone
Dimensions: length
189 sm
Dimensions: width
41 sm
Dimensions: depth, thickness
30 sm
State of conservation: Qualitative (good, average, bad, emergency, ruins)
Good
Value
It is important for the study of the chronology of the clergy of Tʻaghot village in the Hadrut region of Artsakh, as well as the history of the village.
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1It is noteworthy that the word «որդ(ի)» (son) is engraved below the line, centered between the names “Tēr Milikʻsetʻ” and “Tēr Kaspar”, as an addition.

2Abrahamyan, E., Vardzk, № 15, 2021, p. 62.

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