Urartian Inscriptions

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Urartian Inscription of Başbulak

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Başbulak (A 5-26) The inscribed stone was found in 1888 in the walls of the ruined fortress of Başbulak, near the village of the same ...

Urartian Inscription of Değirmenköy

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Değirmenköy (A 5-64) The incomplete cylindrical stone was copied in 1899 by W. Belck in Değirmenköy, about 12 km east of the city of Van, ...

Urartian Inscription of Bingöl Dağ

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Bingöl Dağ (A 9-36) The stele was seen and copied in 1898 by Dr. F. Oswald and H. F. B. Lynch somewhere below the western ...

Urartian Inscription of Hamam

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Hamam (A 8-32) An inscribed stone block was found in the 1970s in the village of Hamam, about 8 km east of the city of ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Shisheh

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Shisheh (A 11-6) The rock inscription is located on the mountain overlooking the village of Shisheh, about 40 km northeast of Ahar in Iranian Azerbaijan. ...

Urartian Inscription of Ortadamla

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Ortadamla (A 9-9) The rock inscription is located on a rocky outcrop on the north side of the village of Ortadamla, about 13 km east ...

Urartian Inscription of Ererin

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Dağönü / Ererin (A 5-18) Two basalt fragments form the lower part of a stele. One fragment was found in the late 19th century in ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Ayanis

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Ayanis (A 12-1) The lengthy and well-preserved inscription of Rusa II was discovered in 1997 during excavations at Ayanis fortress. It is inscribed on basalt ...

Urartian Inscription of Karmir Blur

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Karmir Blur (A 12-2) Multiple inscribed building blocks, all part of the same large text, were uncovered in 1962 during excavations at Karmir Blur, the ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Razliq

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Razliq (A 11-4) The rock inscription is located on the east side of a ravine on the southern slopes of the Savelan (Sabalan) Mountains, about ...