Başbulak (A 5-26) The inscribed stone was found in 1888 in the walls of the ruined fortress of Başbulak, near the village of the same name (now Bulakbaşı) in the Karakoyunlu district of Iğdır province. The inscription has been lost since that time. Transliteration:1 d[hal]-di-e e-ú-[ri-e]2 [i]-ni É ba-[du]-ú-[si-e]3 [mmì]-nu-a-še miš-pu-u-ni-hi-ni-[še]4 [ši]-di-iš-tú-ni É.GAL5 [ši]-di-iš-tú-ni ba-du-ú-[si-e]6 … Read more
Değirmenköy (A 5-64) The incomplete cylindrical stone was copied in 1899 by W. Belck in Değirmenköy, about 12 km east of the city of Van, but it has been lost since then. Transliteration:1 […] bar-zi-di-bi-du-ni ti-i-ni dhal-di-ni-ni […]2 […] bar-zi-di-bi-du-ni ti-i-ni dhal-di-[ni-ni …] Translation:“[…] barzudibiduni [of Minua] is (its) name. Through the [protection?] of the … Read more
Bingöl Dağ (A 9-36) The stele was seen and copied in 1898 by Dr. F. Oswald and H. F. B. Lynch somewhere below the western summit of Bingöl Dağ, northwest of Varto. It was already lying on the ground, and only a few lines were readable. A cross with a circle at its upper end … Read more
Shisheh (A 11-6) The rock inscription is located on the mountain overlooking the village of Shisheh, about 40 km northeast of Ahar in Iranian Azerbaijan. It was discovered in 1998 by A. Hejebri-Nobari during an archaeological survey. It is carved on the east face of the rock forming the highest peak of the mountain, which … Read more
Ortadamla (A 9-9) The rock inscription is located on a rocky outcrop on the north side of the village of Ortadamla, about 13 km east of Patnos. The east-facing inscription is carved in a niche 110 cm high, 120 cm wide, and 25 to 45 cm deep. The inscription occupies the slightly raised center section … Read more
Dağönü / Ererin (A 5-18) Two basalt fragments form the lower part of a stele. One fragment was found in the late 19th century in Ererin (now Dağönü), about 10 km north of Ayanis on the eastern shore of Lake Van. It measures 85 cm in height, 71 cm in width, and 34 cm in … Read more
Razliq (A 11-4) The rock inscription is located on the east side of a ravine on the southern slopes of the Savelan (Sabalan) Mountains, about 6 km north of the village of Razliq, located about 13 km north of the city of Sarab in Iran. The inscribed surface covers a shallow niche 85 cm high … 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
