Urartian Inscription of Yeşilalıç

Yeşilalıç (A 3-2) The inscription is written inside the rock niche at Yeşilalıç (Pagan). The five-line text is repeated twice. Transliteration:1 dhal-di-i-e e-ú-ri-i-e miš-pu-ú-i-ni-še mdsar5-du-ri-e-hi-ni-še mmì-nu-a-še miš-pu-ú-i-ni-hi-ni-še2 dhal-di-e-i su-si ši-di-iš-tú-ni dhal-di-ni-ni uš-ma-ši-ni miš-pu-ú-i-ni-ni mdsar5-du-ri-e-hi3 MAN DAN-NU MAN al-su-i-ni MAN KURbi-ia-i-na-ú-e a-lu-si URUṭu-uš-pa-a URU te-ru-ú-ni ar-di-še4 qu-du-la-a-ni šú-hi-na-a-ṣi-e UDU.MÁŠ.TUR dhal-di-e ni-ip-si-du-li-ni GU4 dhal-di-e5 ur-pu-ú-li-ni GU4.ÁB dú-a-ru-ba-ni-e … Read more

Yeşilalıç Kapı

➥ Yeşilalıç Inscription Yeşilalıç Kapı (Yeşilalıç Gate) is an Urartian open-air cult monument, located near the village of Yeşilalıç (formerly known as Pagan), approximately 60 km east of the city center of Van and 35 km south of the Özalp district center. The monument lies on the southern slopes of Mount Nazarabad, about 1,5 km … Read more