 Tovma was a relative of the king of Vaspurakan Gagik I, and wrote a detailed account in "History" about the famous palace and church Gagik constructed on Akhtamar Island.The precise date that Tovma completed his work is unknown although some historians have determined that it was composed sometime after 905.Tovma's work ends with an incomplete 29th chapter yet several unknown authors (referred to as "Anonymous"; ) took it upon themselves to continue "History" down to the 1370s and added an appendix and colophon.