Jacob Zurtaweli
Iakob Zurtaweli ( Georgian იაკობ ცურტაველი ; 5th century ) was a Georgian Orthodox priest and writer . He wrote the oldest surviving book in Georgian literature.
Between 476 and 483 he wrote the Martyrdom of Saint Shushanik (Georgian - წამებაჲ წმიდისა შუშანიკისი დედოფლისაჲ - C'amebaj c'midisa Shushanik'isi dedoplisaj ). It is a hagiographic work in pre-Christian writing tradition. The work describes the life of the Georgian princess Shushanik (Eng. Susanne ), who died because she refused to renounce Christianity . The content is based on real events. Zurtaweli was the main person's confessor and had visited her in prison for years.
Works
- Iakob Tsurtaveli: C'amebaj c'midisa Shushanik'isi . Tbilisi 1938
- Iakob C'urtaveli: Susanikis cameba . Xelovneba, Tbilisi 1983 (text Georgian, Russian, Latin, English, French, Spanish and German). The German translation of it by Nelly Amaschukeli was reprinted in the book: Gruber / Müller (ed.) Locked with a silver key - literature from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia. Vienna 2000, pp. 209-231.
literature
- Joseph Karst: Littérature géorgienne chrétienne . Bloud & Gay, Paris 1934
- Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger: C´urtaveli, Iakob (Zurtaweli / Zurtaveli, Jakob) . Gero von Wilpert: Lexicon of world literature . Alfred Kröner Verlag, Stuttgart 2004
- Martyrdom of St. Šušanik . In: G. Sophia Vashalomidze: The position of women in ancient Georgia: Georgian gender relations, especially during the Sasanid period . In: Eckart, Otto and Siegbert Uhlig (eds.). Orientalia Biblica et Christiana 16. Harrassowitz-Verlag. Wiesbaden 2007, pp. 78-100, ISBN 978-3-447-05459-1
Web links
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zurtaweli, Jacob |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ცურტაველი, იაკობ (Georgian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Georgian writer and priest |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Georgia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th century or 6th century |