Minua Canal

Urartian Inscriptions of Minua Canal (Shamran)

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Minua Canal (A 5-12A–D) Four identical copies of a 14-line text by Minua, concerning the water canal (the so-called Shamran or Semiramis Canal) commissioned by this king, have been found at various locations along the canal in Edremit, south of the city of Van. A 5-12A is located on a rocky cliff approximately 2.50 m … Read more

Minua (Shamran) Canal - Minuai Pili

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➥ Minua Canal Inscriptions It is a water canal approximately 50 kilometers long, built by Urartian King Minua at the end of the 9th century BCE with the aim of bringing water to the Urartian capital Tuspa. The Urartians constructed many dams, ponds, and water canals for agricultural purposes. Many of these are still in … Read more