Inscriptions
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Map showing the distribution of the inscriptions of Išpuini.
| Išpuini / Assyrian Ušpina Synchronism: approx. 820 BC = 2nd campaign of Šamšī-Adad V | |
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| Assyrian Sources | |
| Šamši-Adad V 01 [RIMA 3 A.0.103.1] ii 16b-34a : 2nd campaign led by the chief eunuch Muṭarris-Aššur to the land Nairi, conquest of 11 fortified cities as well as 200 other cities of Ušpina (year 820) | |
| Urartian Sources | |
| Stone inscriptions | Inscriptions on metal objects |
| CTU A 02-01: two-line inscription on a cylindrical stone (probably column base), both lines with same content, reporting the construction of the burganani to which the stone belongs; provenience: fortress of Kalecik (5 km north of the Van fortress) | CTU B 02-02: three bronze fragments; Assyrian inscription; provenience: Yukarı Anzaf |
| CTU A 02-02, A 02-07 and A 02-08: inscriptions on cylindrical stone blocks (probably column bases), reporting the construction of the respective building (É); provenience: Elmalık (former Zivistan) (A 02-02) and Aşağı Anzaf (A 02-07 and A 02-08) | CTU B 02-02: three bronze fragments; Assyrian inscription; provenience: Yukarı Anzaf |
| CTU A 02-03 and A 02-04: stone fragments, due to state of preservation content unclear, A 02-03 mentioning the god Quera; provenience: Elmalık (former Zivistan) | CTU *B 02-03: bronze helmet with Assyrian or Urartian inscription; provenience: unknown |
| CTU A 02-05: inscription in a rock niche reporting the planting of an orchard and a vineyard as well as the creation of the inscription; provenience: Hazine Piri Kapısı near Elmalık (former Zivistan) and Edremit | CTU *B 02-04: silver bucket with Assyrian inscription given to Inušpua, grandson of Išpuini |
| CTU A 02-06: inscription on three stone blocks belonging to the fortress of Aşaǧı Anzaf and reporting its building (É.GAL); provenience: Aşaǧı Anzaf | CTU *B 02-05 and *B 02-06: two fragments of two bronze helmets with Assyrian inscriptions mentioning Išpuini |
| CTU A 02-09: two duplicate inscriptions on two stelae reporting the construction of "this Gate of the God Haldi" in the "City of the God Haldi"; and the erection of "this stele(?) (ṭiribišuzi) of the god Ua" in the "City of the God Haldi", and the building of a new fortress, a burganani, and a new vineyard and orchard; provenience: Karahan which Išpuini refers to as the "City of the God Haldi" | CTU B 02-07 A-E: six bronze rings with Assyrian inscriptions |
| CTU 02-10: inscription on a cylindrical stone (presumably column base) reporting the building of a structure whose name is not preserved; provenience: Anzavurtepe (Aznavurtepe/Patnos) | |
| Literature: Salvini 1995: 34-38; Fuchs 2013: 136 (study and date of the 2nd campaign of Šamši-Adad V) | |
Written sources mentioning deeds accomplished by Išpuini alone
A 2-1
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A 2-2
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A 2-3
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A 2-4
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A 2-6
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A 2-7
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A 2-8
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A 2-9
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A 2-10
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Birgit Christiansen
Birgit Christiansen, 'Inscriptions', Electronic Corpus of Urartian Texts (eCUT) Project, The eCUT Project, 2018 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/urartianrulersandchronology/ipuinisonofsarduriia02/inscriptions/]