Urartian Inscriptions

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Urartian Inscription of Kelishin

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Kelishin (A 3-11) The Kelishin stele once stood in its original stone base at the Kelishin Pass in the northern Zagros Range, on the road ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Kef Kalesi

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Adilcevaz (A 12-4) Four inscribed blocks were found reused at various locations in Adilcevaz, on the northern shore of Lake Van. Two of these, a ...

Urartian Inscription of Joushinqaleh

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Joushinqaleh (A 11A-1) The inscription in the possession of an antiquities dealer was reportedly found at Joushinqaleh, a fortress on a steep and massive rock, ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Anzaf Fortresses

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Lower Anzaf (A 2-6A–C) Three duplicates on large limestone blocks, bearing the foundation inscription of the fortress of Lower (Aşağı) Anzaf about 15 km northeast ...

Urartian Inscription of Thanahat

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Thanahat (A 11-3) The top part of a basalt stele, inscribed on both faces, was found in 1975 in the ruins of the church of ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Toprakkale

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Toprakkale(?) (A 12-5a) The small fragment preserved in the Hermitage Museum probably comes from Toprakkale. It was likely collected during the expedition of Iosif A. ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Bastam

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Bastam (A 12-5) A small fragment of a reddish inscribed stone was found during the early years of excavations at Bastam. The fragment preserves only ...

Urartian Inscription of Bulutpınar

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Bulutpınar (A 11-8) The basalt stele was found in 2007 in the village of Bulutpınar (old Cemalverdi), located about 25 km northwest of Patnos. According ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Unknown Origin

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Unknown (A 5-57) The unprovenanced stone slab was brought to the British Museum by H. Rassam sometime at the end of the 19th century. The ...

Urartian Inscriptions of Armavir

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Armavir (A 8-14) An inscription on two non-adjacent stones marks the beginning and end of a much longer text. It was found in the ruins ...