Çelebibağ (A 11-1) The upper section of a tall stele was first noticed by Lehmann and Belck in the 1890s, reused as a pavement stone in front of the mosque of the village of Çelebibağ, on the northern shore of Lake Van, about 8 km southwest of Erciş. A cross in a shallow niche indicates … Read more
Hagi (A 11-2) The upper section of a tall stele was first found by Belck in the early 1890s in the village of Hagi (today Kocapınar), about 15 km northwest of the city of Erciş. Cross marks indicate it was used as an Armenian gravestone in later ages. The stele has been lost since then … Read more
Bitlis (A 5-102) The fragment of an annalistic stele originates from Bitlis province, but its exact find spot is unknown. It measures 41 cm in height, 36 cm in width, and 24 cm in thickness and is currently in the inventory of the Van Museum. Based on its paleography, it has been assigned to the … Read more
Palın / Bağın (A 5-8) The incomplete stele is reconstructed from two parts. The larger part, once incorporated into the church of Palın (today Bağın in the Mazgirt district of Tunceli), is now exhibited in the Elazığ Museum. It has been noted that this piece was brought from the locality of Kızılkale, about 14 km … Read more
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
Tirmet (A 5-6) Several fragments of a basalt stele were found at various times between 1881 and 2014 in and around the village of Tirmet (Alazlı), with the most recent ones recovered during surveys conducted between 2009 and 2014 by Hanifi Biber of Van Yüzüncü Yıl University. A total of six fragments, two of which … Read more
Tashtepe (A 5-10) The 23-line inscription of King Minua was carved on a rock at the location known as Tashtepe in Iranian Azerbaijan. It was severely damaged in the early 1890s by the German missionary and antiquity collector Pastor Faber, who attempted to extract it with dynamite. He later donated the extracted fragments to the … Read more
Muş (A 5-7) The inscription is written on all four faces of the rectangular, prism-shaped stele. Only the lower part of the stele survives, measuring 44 cm in height, 36 cm in width, and 24 cm in depth. It originates from the Muş province and was taken to Tbilisi around 1916 during the Russian occupation … Read more
Mt. Taragheh (A 3-13?) The rock inscription was discovered in 1997 by rock climbers near the summit of Mt. Taragheh, 2.6 km south of the village of Elmabad, about 25 km west of the city of Bukan in the West Azerbaijan province of Iran. It was carved on a flattened surface about 60 to 80 … Read more
Salmanağa (A 5-17) The stele was found in 1891 inserted into a side niche of the completely ruined 7th-century church of Surp Astvacacin in the village of Artsovaberd (now Salmanağa), about 11 km northeast of Erciş. It is inscribed on both sides, and the text concerns the building of a canal and a city by … Read more
