Hypatian Codex

Primary Chronicle beginning in the Hypatian Codex (click for full PDF)

The Hypatian Codex, also known as Hypatian Letopis or Ipatiev Letopis,[a] is a compendium of three Rus' chronicles: the Primary Chronicle, Kievan Chronicle and Galician-Volhynian Chronicle.[1] It is the most important source of historical data about Kievan Rus'.[2] The language of this work is Old Church Slavonic with many East Slavisms.[citation needed]


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  1. ^ Velychenko 1992, p. 142.
  2. ^ Dimnik 1994, p. xii.

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