Sarmaç / Kopanıs (A 5-47) The inscribed stone block was first copied by F. E. Schulz in 1828, built into a wall of the church of Surp Grigor Lusaworich in Kobanıs (today Sarmaç), a village on the northwestern slopes of Erek Dağ, 10 km east of Van. The block has a 10-line inscription that repeats … Read more
Metsopay-Vank (A 5-83) The inscribed stele was seen and copied by W. Belck in 1891 in the now-vanished Armenian monastery of Metsopay-Vank / Astvadzašin, about 32 km east of Patnos. The round-topped stele, which had a round hole, was walled into the upper threshold of the church door. It disappeared along with the church and … Read more
Keçikıran (A 5-84) The stele fragment was found in the house of Kasım İlçiboğa in the village of Keçikıran, about 15 km east of Muradiye, near the northeastern shores of Lake Van. A publication of the inscription was already produced by Donbaz and Wilhelm in 1996 based on an unprovenanced copy. An Urartian period hill-top … Read more
Aliler (A 5-92) A fragment of a cylindrical stone, likely a column base, was found at the site known as Aliler Fortress, a rocky hill a couple of kilometers northwest of the village of Karaağaç, about 54 km north of the city of Van. The fragment preserves only the name of Minua in two lines. … Read more
Marmashen (A 8-10) The five-line inscription is engraved on one of the large boulders in the canyon of the Ahurjan (Arpaçay) River near the village of Ganlija (now Marmashen), about 8.5 km northwest of Gyumri in Armenia. The southeast-facing inscription covers an area 18.5 cm high and 80 cm wide. The rocks are located near … Read more
Lchashen / Ordaklu (A 8-11) The rock inscription is located in Ordaklu (now Lchashen) by the northwest corner of Lake Sevan in Armenia. Inscription is carved on a reddish, overturned boulder on the northwest shore of the Gokcai (i.e., Lake Sevan), at the outflow of the Zanga (Hrazdan) River. The uneven line heights and rough … Read more
Arinçkus (A 8-44) The lower part of a large stele was found in the village of Arinçkus (now Kavuştuk), 27 km east of Adilcevaz, northwest of Lake Van, and was handed over to the Van Museum in 2013. Only the curse formula on the reverse is preserved; the main text was evidently on the front … Read more
Atamhan (A 9-6) The rock inscription was formerly on a hill near the village of Atamhan (now Vardadzor) on the southwest shore of Lake Sevan. It was detached in 1882 and transferred to Tbilisi. The detached fragment measures about 42 cm high and 79 cm wide and is currently in the Georgian Museum in Tbilisi. … Read more
Karakala (A 8-15) The rock inscription from Karakala (Karakale) is on the east bank of the Araxes River, about 21 km west of Armavir, at the beginning of the canal diverted from the Araxes to Armavir and Sardarapat. The inscribed area is 38 cm high and 67 cm wide. It is inaccessible due to its … Read more
Javankaleh (A 8-13) The rock inscription is located near the eastern shore of Lake Urmia, approximately 8 km east of the town of Ajabsir and 1.5 km west of the village of Javankaleh. It is engraved on a rocky outcrop beneath the summit of a volcanic lava hill at an altitude of 1,412 m above … Read more
