Tʻamar, Queen of Georgia, approximately 1160-1213

LC control no.	n 87854982
Descriptive conventions	rda
Personal name heading	Tʻamar, Queen of Georgia, approximately 1160-1213 *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Variant(s)	Tʻamar, Mepʻe, approximately 1160-1213 Tamar, T︠S︡arit︠s︡a, approximately 1160-1213 Тамар, Царица, approximately 1160-1213 Tamara, Queen of Georgia, approximately 1160-1213 Thamar, Queen of Georgia, approximately 1160-1213
Special note	Non-Latin script reference not evaluated. The word "mepʻe" in Georgian is not gender specific and is used for both men and women who have ruled Georgian. She is sometimes called "King Tamar." Both king and queen are mistranslations of "mepʻe."
Found in	Dondua, V. D. Istoricheskie razyskanii︠a︡, 1967- : v. 2, p. 90, etc. (t︠s︡arit︠s︡y Tamar) p. 99, etc. (Tʻamar Mepʻis ... ) Enc. Brit., 1972: v. 10, p. 229 (under Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic, History: Queen Tamara; ruled Georgia 1184-1213) Uaxlesi istoriuli študiebi Tʻamarsa da Šotʻaze, 1999: t.p. verso (Thamar [in rom.]) Kʻartʻuli sabčotʻa encʻiklopedia, 1975: v. 4, p. 579 (Tʻamar: b. ca. 1160)