Urartian Inscriptions of Zivistan

Elmalık / Zivistan (A 2-2A–G) At least seven cylindrical stones, likely column bases, all carved with the same three-line inscription, feature identical content on each line. This practice of repetition was also adopted by later kings of Urartu. The stones are about 77 to 80 cm in diameter and very likely all originated from the … Read more