Urartian Inscriptions

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Urartian Inscriptions of Taşburun

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Taşburun / Tsolakert (A 5-1) The rock inscription was originally located at the Tsolakert Fortress, situated between the villages of Karakoyunlu and Taşburun in Iğdır ...

Urartian Inscription of Yeşilalıç

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Yeşilalıç (A 3-2) The inscription is written inside the rock niche at Yeşilalıç (Pagan). The five-line text is repeated twice. Transliteration:1 dhal-di-i-e e-ú-ri-i-e miš-pu-ú-i-ni-še mdsar5-du-ri-e-hi-ni-še ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Qalatgah

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Qalatgah (A 3-10) The stone with a five-line inscription was found in 1968 during a survey by Christopher Hamlin of the University of Pennsylvania, where ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Muhrapert / Göründü

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Muhrapert (A 3-3) The roughly rectangular stone inscription was found at Muhrapert (now Göründü) on the southern shore of Lake Van, west of Gevaş, and ...

Urartian Inscription of Yazılıtaş

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Yazılıtaş Rock Inscription, Horasan (A 5-3) The 36-line inscription is carved into a rectangular rock niche situated near the village of Yazılıtaş in the Horasan ...

Urartian Inscription of Palu

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Palu (A 5-5) The inscription is carved into a large rock niche at the edge of a cliff atop Palu Fortress, located by the Murat ...

Urartian Inscription of Başkale

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Başkale (?) (A 5-52) The unprovenanced stone likely originates from the Başkale area. It measures 41.5 cm in height, 78 cm in width, and 87.5 ...

Urartian Inscription of Meher Kapı

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Meher Kapı / Meher Gate (A 3-1) The 94-line text is carved on the back wall of the Meher Kapı niche. The same text is ...

Urartian Inscription of Eleşkirt (Toprakkale)

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Toprakkale, Eleşkirt (A 3-7) The stone block reportedly originated from Toprakkale, about 13 km northeast of Eleşkirt in the Ağrı province, but its whereabouts are ...