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Stone and Rock Inscriptions
A 14-1 A 14-2 A 14-3 A 14-4 A 14-5 A 14-6
Map showing the distribution of the stone inscriptions of Rusa, son of Erimena, in: Mirjo Salvini, CTU I: 620.
A 14-1
Description:
- Upper half of a monumental stele with account of building projects (construction of an artificial lake [Lake of Rusa], foundation of the city Rusaḫinili, construction of a canal, the planting of vineyards, woods and fields of grain [in front of Mount Qilbani]) and an inscription of cultic content (establishing of a state cult ritual). Provenience: Gövelek.
Edition:
- Access the edition [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/Q007110/] of A 14-1.
Sources:
- A 14-1
Dimensions:
- upper part (piece A): height: 133.5 cm; width: 76 cm; depth: 36-36.5 cm; height of lines: 5.5 cm
- upper part (piece B): height: 65 cm; width 66 cm; depth: 36 cm; height of lines: 5.5 cm
- lower part: height: 161.5 cm; width: 76.5 cm; depth: 36 cm; height of lines: 4.7-5 cm
Bibliography:
- Salvini, Mirjo (2006): Le due stele di Rusa Erimenaḫi dal Keşiş Göl, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici 48, 2006, 209-272.
- Salvini, Mirjo (2002): Una stele di Rusa III Erimenaḫi dalla zona di Van, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici 44, 2002, 115-143, (reconstructive sketch of the stele p. 367).
- Grekyan, Yervand (2004): The Urartian Inscription of Gövelek, Istoriko-filologičeskij Žurnal 2004/1, 224-252 (Armenian with Russian and English summary).
- Khachikayan, Margarit (2006): Notes on the Urartian Verb, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici 48, 2006, 143-149.
- Wartke, Ralf-Bernhard (1993): Urartu. Das Reich am Ararat, Mainz 1993, tab. 4 (photo).
Concordance:
- Salvini (2008 and 2018): CTU A 14-1 ll. 34-66 = Lehmann-Haupt (1928-1935): ClCH 145 (Tab. XXXVIII, photo) = Melikišvili (1960): UKN 268 = König (1955-1957): HchI 121 = Arutjunjan (2001): KUKN 391 ll. 1'-33'.
A 14-2
Description:
- Stele inscribed on three sides (front, right, rear). Provenience:
Armavir. The stele was found at Savacık (Havadzor/ Hevişsor?) and is now kept in the Van Museum.
Edition:
- Access the edition [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/Q007111/] of A 14-2.
Sources:
- A 14-2
Dimensions:
- height of the stele: 234 cm; height of the pedestal: 28 cm; total height: 262 cm; width: 71 cm; depth: 37.5 cm; height of lines: 4.5 cm; space between the last line and the pedestal: 2 cm
Bibliography:
- Salvini, Mirjo (2006): Le due stele di Rusa Erimenaḫi dal Keşiş Göl, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici 48, 2006, 209-272.
A 14-3
Description:
- Rock inscription of unclear content; engraved on an isolated
boulder at Erek Dağ (near Van) and still in situ. The surface is strongly weathered.
Edition:
- Access the edition [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/Q007112/] of A 14-3.
Sources:
- A 14-3
Dimensions:
- height (left): 35.5 cm; height (right): 38 cm; width: 130 cm
Bibliography:
- Salvini, Mirjo (2005): Urartu. La scoperta di due iscrizioni rupestri in Iran e in Turchia, Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici 47, 2005, 241-256.
A 14-4
Description:
- Rock with building inscription (erection a stele in the City of the God Ḫaldi. Provenience: Mount Kaissaran. The attribution to a ruler is difficult because there is no name inscription preserved.
Edition:
- Access the edition [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/Q007113/] of A 14-4.
Sources:
- A 14-4
Dimensions:
- height: 10.5 cm; width: 52 cm
Bibliography:
- Salvini, Mirjo (2001): Keşiş Göl and Kaisaran, in the Newsletter of Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici 43, 2001, 305-306 and tab. XIIIa (299).
Concordance:
- Salvini (2008 and 2018): CTU A 14-4 = Lehmann-Haupt (1928-1935): ClCH 168 (Tab. XLI, cast) = Melikišvili (1960): UKN 301 = König (1955-1957): HchI 79 = Arutjunjan (2001): KUKN 482
A 14-5
Description:
- Mutilated stone block with building inscription (foundation/filling (?) of a silo). It was found at the foot of the hill of Armavir, now kept in the Armenian History Museum (Erevan; no. 796).
Edition:
- Access the edition [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/Q007114/] of A 14-5.
Sources:
- A 14-5
Dimensions:
- height: 17 cm; width: 32 cm; depth: 14.5 cm; height oft the inscription: 12 cm; height of the lines: 3.5 cm
Bibliography:
- Martirosjan, Harowt̕yown Artašesi (1974): Argištichinili, Archeologičeskie Pamjatniki Armenii 8 (Urartskie Pamjatniki I), Erevan 1974, tab. XVI.
Concordance:
- Salvini (2008 and 2018): CTU A 14-5 = Nikol'skij XIX = Melikišvili (1960): UKN 288 = König (1955-1957): HchI 132 = Arutjunjan (2001): KUKN 443
A 14-6
Description:
- Stone block with building inscription (filling of a granary [ʾari]). Provenience: Erin-Berd, now kept in the Erebuni Museum (Erevan).
Edition:
- Access the edition [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/Q007115/] of A 14-6.
Sources:
- A 14-6
Dimensions:
- height: 23 cm; width: 66 cm; height of the inscription: 11 cm; width: 64 cm; height of lines: 3.5 cm
Bibliography:
- Arutjunjan, Nikolaj V. and Konstantin L. Oganesjan (1970): Novye urartskie nadpisi iz Erebuni, Vestnik Drevnej Istorii 1970/3, 111.
- Salvini, Mirjo (1971): Neues urartäisches Inschriftenmaterial aus sowjetischen Veröffentlichungen, Zeitschrift für Assyrologie 61, 1971, 242-254.
Concordance:
- Salvini (2008 and 2018): CTU A 14-6 = Melikišvili (1971a): UKN II 458 = Arutjunjan (2001): KUKN 444
Birgit Christiansen
Birgit Christiansen, 'Stone and Rock Inscriptions', Electronic Corpus of Urartian Texts (eCUT) Project, The eCUT Project, a sub-project of MOCCI, 2020 [http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ecut/urartianrulersandtheirinscriptions/rusasonoferimenaa14andb14/stoneandrockinscriptions/]