Lionidze, S. Lamentation for the King of Georgia, the Blessed Hercules (Motkmit tirili sakartvelos mepis gherkules netarebis ghirsisa). Based on the 18th-century autographed manuscript, 1957. In Georgian.

სოლომონ ლიონიძე.
მოთქმით ტირილი საქართველოს მეფის ღერკულეს ნეტარების ღირსისა.
XVIII საუკუნის ავტოგრაფული ხელნაწერის მიხედვით. ტექსტი დაადგინა, ნარკვევი წაუმძღვარა და საძიებლები დაურთო ნიკოლოზ კანდელაკმა. რედაქტორი ილია აბულაძე.
თბილისი: ხელოვნება, 1957.
120 გვ. : პორტრ., [6] ფ. ტაბ. ; 22 სმ. მყარი ყდა.
ტირაჟი 5000 ცალი.
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Solomon Lionidze.
Lamentation for the King of Georgia, the Blessed Hercules.
Based on the 18th-century autographed manuscript. Text established, introductory essay and indices added by Nikoloz Kandelaki. Edited by Ilia Abuladze.
Tbilisi: Khelovneba, 1957.
120 pp. : portr., [6] leaves of plates ; 22 cm. Hardcover.
Edition of 5,000 copies.

This definitive 1957 edition of Solomon Lionidze’s "Lamentation for King Heraclius II" stands as a cornerstone of Georgian Enlightenment literature and historical oratory. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of late 18th-century Georgian courtly and funerary traditions, including the arrangement of the mourning narrative dedicated to the "Blessed Hercules"—the legendary King Erekle II. Lionidze, the king’s chief secretary and most brilliant diplomat, crafted this work as a powerful synthesis of personal grief and national tragedy following the death of the monarch in 1798. Prepared for publication by Nikoloz Kandelaki and edited by the legendary philologist Ilia Abuladze, this volume serves as a vital primary source for studying the transition between medieval rhetoric and modern Georgian national identity, as well as the political atmosphere of the Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti during its final years.