Berkri

Urartian Inscription of Muradiye

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Muradiye (A 5-16) Two fragments of a badly damaged stele, reused as a gravestone, were found in the Armenian church in Muradiye, formerly known as Berkri. Their whereabouts are unknown today. The fragments belonged to the lower section of a stele that apparently celebrated the construction of a canal. Transliteration:1ʹ  [x x x x] x2ʹ  … Read more

Urartian Inscriptions of Körzüt

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Körzüt, Muradiye and Van Kalesi (A 5-2A–F) An inscription of King Minua, celebrating successful campaigns into the lands of Erkuahi and Etiuni and the conquest of the city of Luhiuni, is known from multiple copies. At least two of these copies (A and B) were inscribed on multiple rectangular blocks on the left and right … Read more