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| Epoch | XIV c. |
| Work | The Story of Genghis Khan, i.e. how He Appeared in the Eastern Country (Life of Kartli, text identified based on all key manuscripts by S. Kaukhchishvili, v. II, Tbilisi 1959) |
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| Quote | “These (Mongols, - E. K.) created a type of calendar with twelve months, in accordance with the twelve breeds of livestock […] as once, the ancient Hellenic Sages created 12 signs of zodiac” (pg. 159) |
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Nike. Vani. II-I BC, Bronze, 22 x19 cm. The Georgian National Museum.
| Comment | T. Khaukhchishvili: “The author knows twelve signs of Zodiac of ancient Hellenians and tries to explain the new, Mongolian Calendar, by its means, by comparing with it” (T. Khaukhchishvili, Antique World in Georgian Historiography, Chronicler, Collection of Works Dedicated to 100th Anniversary of Iv. Javakhishvili’s Birth, Tbilisi, 1976, pg. 298). |
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