List of Illustrations . . vii
List of Tables . . vii
Preface . . ix
Acknowledgements . . xi

Introduction . . 1
The life of Arak'el Siwnec'i . . 3
His times . . 8
Attitudes to Arak'el as a poet . . 10
The Adamgirk' . . 13
Arak'el's writings . . 41
Tchobanian's translation . . 45

Adamgirk' 3 . . 47
Adamgirk' 1 . . 85
Adamgirk' 2 . . 271

'Concerning the First Ones' . . 305

Bibliography . . 310
Select Subject Index . . 315
Index of Ancient Sources . . 329