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Also known as Sahakdukht Siunetsi, Sahakdukht of Siunik, Sihaktoukht, Sahaduxt, Sahakduk, Sahakduxt

thumb|The Garni valley, where Sahakdukht spent much of her life as an ascetic living in a cave.

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Sahakdukht (Armenian: Սահակադուխտ, lit. 'daughter of Sahak'; fl. early 8th century) was an Armenian hymnographer, poet and pedagogue who lived during the early 8th century. She is the first known woman of Armenian literature and music. Along with her slightly later contemporary Khosrovidukht, she is among the earliest woman composers in history. Sahakdukht and her brother Stepanos Siunetsi [hy], who became a noted composer and music theorist, were educated in Dvin. <a href="https://www.last.fm/m

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composer
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thumb|The Garni valley, where Sahakdukht spent much of her life as an ascetic living in a cave.

Sahakdukht (, ; ) was an Armenian hymnographer, poet and pedagogue who lived during the early 8th century. She is the first known woman of Armenian literature and music. Along with her slightly later contemporary Khosrovidukht, she is among the earliest woman composers in history.

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