Urartian Inscriptions

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Urartian Inscription of Guganis

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Guganis (A 8-38) The cylindrical column base was found in the abandoned village of Guganis (now Köklü) by the Hoşap Creek, south of the city ...

Urartian Inscription of Arinçkus

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Arinçkus (A 8-44) The lower part of a large stele was found in the village of Arinçkus (now Kavuştuk), 27 km east of Adilcevaz, northwest ...

Urartian Inscription of Habibuşağı

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Habibuşağı (A 9-4) The lengthy rock inscription was located on a rock on the eastern bank of the Euphrates near Habibuşağı, between the villages of ...

Urartian Inscription of Atamhan

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Atamhan (A 9-6) The rock inscription was formerly on a hill near the village of Atamhan (now Vardadzor) on the southwest shore of Lake Sevan. ...

Urartian Inscription of Karakala

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Karakala (A 8-15) The rock inscription from Karakala (Karakale) is on the east bank of the Araxes River, about 21 km west of Armavir, at ...

Urartian Inscription of Bahçecik

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Bahçecik (A 9-18) The incomplete slab was found in the early 1990s built into the wall of a private house in the village of Bahçecik ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Çavuştepe

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Temple Inscription (A 9-17) Two inscribed basalt blocks were excavated in situ on the left side of the temple entrance at Çavuştepe. A third block ...

Urartian Inscription of Tsovak

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Tsovak (A 9-7) The rock inscription is located at the western end of the village of Tsovak on the southeast shore of Lake Sevan. The ...

Urartian Inscription of Javankaleh

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Javankaleh (A 8-13) The rock inscription is located near the eastern shore of Lake Urmia, approximately 8 km east of the town of Ajabsir and ...

Urartian Inscription of Nor-Bajazet

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Nor-Bajazet (A 10-1) The poorly hewn basalt cornerstone, inscribed on two adjacent faces, was found reused in a wall, originally coming from the Berdi-Gluh hill ...