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Urartian Inscriptions of Pirabat

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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

Urartian Inscription of Eleşkirt (Toprakkale)

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Toprakkale, Eleşkirt (A 3-7) The stone block reportedly originated from Toprakkale, about 13 km northeast of Eleşkirt in the Ağrı province, but its whereabouts are unknown today. The four lines of the inscription appear identical to the beginnings of the lines of the text found on A 3-6; it is therefore plausible that this block … Read more