Davtak Kertogh (''Davtak the Poet'') was a 7th-century

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and was murdered. The only surviving poem by Kertogh is written in alphabetical acrostic verse.

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«Плач на смерть великого князя Дживаншира» (Мовсеса Каганкатваци «История страны Агванк» (кн. II, гл.35))
7th-century Armenian poets Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Armenian male poets {{Armenia-poet-stub