Movana (A 10-3) The tall stele with a Urartian-Assyrian bilingual inscription was discovered in 1995 in a field about 1–2 km west of the village of Movana (Mavana), located about 30 km west of Urmia, Iran. It was subsequently transferred to the Urmia Museum. Like the Kelishin stele, its surface is covered with bullet holes, … Read more
Topzawa (A 10-5) The bottom section of a four-sided stele fragment with a Urartian-Assyrian bilingual inscription was discovered in the early 19th century in situ, standing in a base about 1.5 km from the village of Topzawa. The stele remained there until recent years, when it was transported along with its base to the Erbil … Read more
Sıhke (A 5-91) The small stele was built into a wall in the church of Sıhke (now Bostaniçi) village, where its outward-facing back was seen and copied in the late 1820s by F. E. Schulz. In 1898/99, W. Belck and Lehmann removed the stele and transported it to Van. It was later transferred to Tbilisi, … Read more
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
Çelebibağ (A 11-1) The upper section of a tall stele was first noticed by Lehmann and Belck in the 1890s, reused as a pavement stone in front of the mosque of the village of Çelebibağ, on the northern shore of Lake Van, about 8 km southwest of Erciş. A cross in a shallow niche indicates … Read more
Hagi (A 11-2) The upper section of a tall stele was first found by Belck in the early 1890s in the village of Hagi (today Kocapınar), about 15 km northwest of the city of Erciş. Cross marks indicate it was used as an Armenian gravestone in later ages. The stele has been lost since then … Read more
Bitlis (A 5-102) The fragment of an annalistic stele originates from Bitlis province, but its exact find spot is unknown. It measures 41 cm in height, 36 cm in width, and 24 cm in thickness and is currently in the inventory of the Van Museum. Based on its paleography, it has been assigned to the … Read more
Palın / Bağın (A 5-8) The incomplete stele is reconstructed from two parts. The larger part, once incorporated into the church of Palın (today Bağın in the Mazgirt district of Tunceli), is now exhibited in the Elazığ Museum. It has been noted that this piece was brought from the locality of Kızılkale, about 14 km … Read more
Kasımoğlu (A 3-5) The stele was found reused as a column base in the church of Surb Hovhannes in the village of Kasımoğlu (old Gjusnents), about 30 km north of the city of Van. The cross and Armenian inscription carved on the reverse indicate that the stele was later repurposed as a gravestone. The stele … Read more
Pirabat (A 2-12??) The basalt block, with dimensions of 40 x 28 x 28 cm, is in the inventory of the Erzurum Museum. It was reportedly brought to the museum from the village of Pirabat, located about 14 km southwest of Eleşkirt in the Ağrı province. Transliteration (Payne & Ceylan, 2011):1 [mIš-pu-ú-i-ni-še md]sar5-du-ri-hi-ni-še2 [i-ni . … Read more
