Bostankaya (A 5-67)
The inscription on a block, shapeless on the back, was found and copied by W. Belck in the 1890s in the village of Bostankaya, approximately 16 km northeast of Malazgirt. The right side of the block has been damaged since its discovery. The existing piece measures 66 cm in height, 98 cm in width, and 105 cm in depth, and is on display at the Museum of Anatolian Civilizations in Ankara. The cistern mentioned in the inscription is likely still visible in Bostankaya.
Transliteration:
1 [d]⸢hal⸣-di-ni-ni uš-[ma-ši-ni]
2 [m]mì-i-nu-ú-[a-še]
3 miš-pu-ú-i-ni-[hi-ni-še]
4 i-ni i-gi-e za-⸢du⸣-[ni]
5 9 ME a-qar-qi iš-ti-[i-ni]
6 É.GAL ši-di-iš-[tú-ni]
7 ba-du-si-i-e MAN ⸢DAN⸣-[NU]
8 MAN KURbi-i-a-i-[na-e]
9 a-lu-si URUṭu-uš-⸢pa⸣ [URU]
Translation:
“[Through the] protec[tion] of the god [Ha]ldi, Minua, [son of] Išpuini mad[e] this cistern. 900 aqarqi measurements (of water) are her[e]. He (also) bui[lt] this fortress to perfection. Stro[ng] king, king of the Bia lands, lord of Ṭušp[a-City].”
References:
Lehmann-Haupt, C. F. 1928–1935. Corpus Inscriptionum Chaldicarum, Berlin-Leipzig (No. 71).
Salvini, M. 2008–2018. Corpus dei Testi Urartei, v. 1 pp. 248–249, v. 3 p. 172, v. 5 pp. 167–168.
eCUT – Electronic Corpus of Urartian Texts (https://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/Q006965).
CTU A 5-67 = CICh 71 = HchI 39 = UKN 79 = KUKN 99
Image Sources:
Tayfun Bilgin, 2014