Meher Kapı / Meher Gate (A 3-1) The 94-line text is carved on the back wall of the Meher Kapı niche. The same text is repeated with some variations in lines 1–31 and 32–94. Transliteration:1 [d]hal-di-e e-ú-ri-i-e miš-pu-ú-i-ni-še mdsar5-du-ri-e-hi-ni-še mmì-nu-ú-a-še2 m⸢iš⸣-pu-ú-i-ni-hi-ni-še i-ni-li KÁ za-a-du-ú-a-li te-ru-ni ar-di-še dUTU ITU a-ṣu-še ma-nu-še3 dhal-di-e-i dIM dUTU DINGIRMEŠ UKKINMEŠ … Read more
Hazine Piri Kapısı (A 2-5) The 4-line Urartian inscription is written on a door-shaped niche, locally known as Hazine Piri Gate, which is carved into an isolated rock outcrop near Elmalık (Zivistan), south of the city of Van. The niche is about 1.5 meters high, 1.2 meters wide, and 8 cm deep. The center of … Read more
➥ Meher Kapı Inscription Meher Kapı (Meher Gate) is an Urartian open-air cult center. It is located at the foot of Mount Zimzim, about 4.5 km east of the Urartian capital Tušpa. Among the locals, it is also known as the Stone Gate, Treasure Gate, or Mithra Gate. Mehr/Meher is an alternative name of Mithra.There … Read more
➥ Hazine Piri Inscription Hazine Piri Kapısı (Hazine Piri Gate) is a rock niche situated to the south of the village of Elmalık (formerly called Zivistan), 11 kilometers southeast of Van city center as the crow flies, along the Edremit road. Due to local legends claiming that a treasure is hidden behind it, the local … Read more
