Chronicle of Georgia: Hand Holding a Tablet Above the City

Hand Holding a Tablet Above the City. The memorial’s name echoes Kartlis Tskhovreba, “The Life of Kartli” — the medieval collection of Georgian chronicles that recorded the country’s story for centuries. A relief of books, scrolls and the people who wrote them, seen up close on a pillar. According to the medieval chronicles, Pharnavaz I united the land as the first king of Kartli (Iberia) in the 3rd century BC.