Akdamar - Urartian Monuments

Urartion Inscription of Akdamar

02/10/202624/12/2025 by Urartian Monuments

Ahtamar / Akdamar (A 5-23) The stele fragment, which belongs to the top part of a stele, was later reduced to a cylindrical shape. In the early 19th century, it was already located in the courtyard of the church on Akdamar Island on the southern shore of Lake Van, where it was seen and copied … Read more

Urartian Inscriptions of Muhrapert / Göründü

02/10/202624/12/2025 by Urartian Monuments

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 was later transported to the nearby island of Ahtamar. Long missing, it was rediscovered by Rafet Çavuşoğlu in May 2006 on Ahtamar and was transferred to the Van Museum in … Read more