Karahan (A 2-9A–B) The two basalt steles were found in Karahan in 1976–77. They share the same width (67 cm) and thickness (31 cm). Fragment A, with a rounded top, is the upper part of a stele and has a height of 117 cm with 25 lines of inscription. Fragment B, broken at the top … Read more
Foundation Inscription (A 8-17A–B) The text is known from two stone blocks from the fortress of Arin Berd. The first (A) was found by K. L. Oganesian during excavations. The second (B) was found in situ in 1958 in the palace of Argišti. Both bear exactly the same text. Stone A measures 38 x 69 … Read more
Kavuncu (A 5-53A-B) The fragmentary cylindrical stone (a column base?) with a three-line inscription (A) was found in a house in Van in the late 19th century but was subsequently lost. In 2009, a duplicate of this inscription was discovered on another cylindrical stone fragment (B) in the village of Kavuncu, east of the city … Read more
Kevenli (A 5-34) The cylindrical column base with a three-line inscription was seen and copied by F. E. Schulz in 1827–28 in the church courtyard in the village of Şuşants (today Kevenli), but it has been lost since that time. Transliteration:1 [dhal-di-ni-ni] uš-ma-a-[ši-ni mmì-nu-a-še miš]-pu-ú-i-ni-hi-ni-še Éṭu-lu-[ú]-ri-[ni]2 É.GAL ba-du-si-e ši-di-ši-tú-ni URU ši-di-ši-tú-ni ú-i gi-e-i iš-ti-ni ši-da-ú-⸢ri⸣3 … Read more
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
Kalecik (A 2-1) The two-line inscription, with identical content on each line, is carved on a cylindrical stone (a column base?). It was seen and copied by F. E. Schulz in the church of Aralesk (Lesk), now Kalecik, about 5 km north of Van, but its whereabouts are not known today. The inscription dates to … Read more
