Stone and Rock Inscriptions

Assyrian Sources

RINAP 1, Tigl. III 9 ll. 8'b-16' (= Annals Series C Unit 1): 743 BC = 3^rd year: battle in Northern Syria between Tiglath-pilesar III and Sarduri II

Eponym Chronicle: 743 BC = eponymy of Tiglath-pilesar: Urartian defeat at the city of Arpad (Millard, SAAS 2, 43, 59)

RINAP 1, Tigl. III 35 i ll. 24'-37'a: 743 BC = 3^rd year: battle in Northern Syria against Sarduri II; coalition of Anatolian und North Syrian allies initiated by Martī'-il against Assyria; defeat and flight of Sarduri II

RINAP 1, Tigl. III 36 ll. 11'-13': 735 BC = 11^th year: reference to an earlier campaign (i.e. 743 BC) against Urartu; possibly in the area of the river Arṣania

RINAP 1, Tigl. III 39 ll. 20b-25a: 735 BC = 11^th year: reference to a campaign against Sarduri II; campaign in the lands of Kištan and Ḫalpi, districts of the city of Kunuḫḫu; battle at the city gates of Ṭurušpa and confinement of Sarduri II to his city; erection of a royal image in the city's vicinity; a march through the "extensive land of Urartu"

RINAP 1, Tigl. III 41, ll. 15'b-19'a: 735 BC = 11^th year: as in RINAP 1, Tigl. III 39 ll. 20-25a

RINAP 1, Tigl. III 47, ll. 45-50: 735 BC = 11^th year: comparable to RINAP 1, Tigl. III 39 ll. 20-25a; description of the battle; partly other allies and toponyms such as the Šinzi river: "with the blood of their [warr]iors [I dyed] the Šinzi river as red as dyed wool."

RINAP 1, Tigl. III 49, ll. 1'-5': 735 BC = 11^th year: as in RINAP 1, Tigl. III 38, ll. 20b-25a; description of Sarduri's II escape; ascendance of Mt Šizir, "a [rugged] mountain during the night"

Urartian Sources

Stone inscriptions

CTU A 09-01: erection of a stele; establishing of state cult rituals; annalistic text (short notes on campaigns; s. l.e. 1-10: defeat of Aššur-nērārī V, son of Adad-nērārī III); object: stele; provenience: Van

CTU A 09-02: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: stele; provenience: unknown

CTU A 09-03: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); deeds in the land Puluadi: leaving an inscription in its city Lubliuni, construction of fortresses; deeds in the land Eria: construction of strongholds; object: stele provenience: Van Kalesi

CTU A 09-04: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: rock inscription; provenience: Habıbşuaği

CTU A 09-05: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: rock inscription; provenience: Taşköprü

CTU A 09-06: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: rock inscription; provenience: Vardadzor

CTU A 09-07: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: rock inscription; provenience: Tsovak

CTU A 09-08: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: rock inscription; provenience: Saghandel

CTU A 09-09: construction of a canal; object: rock inscription; provenience: Ortadamla/Patnos

CTU A 09-10: annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: rock inscription; provenience: Karataş

CTU A 09-11: planting of a vineyard; object: rock inscription; provenience: Karataş

CTU A 09-12: probably some construction work related to the city [of the god Ḫaldi]; planting of a vineyard; object: stone block; provenience: Armavir

CTU A 09-13: preserving the fortress by a curse formula; object: stone block; provenience: Armavir

CTU A 09-14: construction of a building (unclear due to the state of preservation); object: stone block; provenience: Džanfida

CTU A 09-15: construction of a gate for the god Ḫaldi; object: stone block; provenience: Armavir

CTU A 09-16: construction of a tower temple (susi) and a gate for the god Ḫaldi; annalistic text (short notes on campaigns); object: stone block; provenience: Dafti-Blur/Argištiḫinili

CTU A 09-17: construction of a tower temple (susi) for the god Irmušini, a temple for the god Ḫaldi, a fortress; construction of the settlement Sardurḫinili including making its agricultural infrastructure by planting vineyards and fields of grain; object: temple inscription; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-18: construction of a tower temple (susi) for the god Ḫaldi and the fortress Sardurḫinili; providing administration for the region by installing a governor and defining the administrative district; object: slab; provenience: Bahçecik

CTU A 09-19: construction of a barzidib(i)duni-building and filling two granaries (ʾari); object: stele; provenience: Armarvir

CTU A 09-20: construction of a ašiḫuši-building and filling two granaries (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Arin-Berd

CTU A 09-21: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: foundation stone; provenience: Arin-Berd

CTU A 09-22: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: foundation stone; provenience: Arin-Berd

CTU A 09-23: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: foundation stone; provenience: Arin-Berd

CTU A 09-24: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: foundation stone; provenience: Arin-Berd

CTU A 09-25: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: foundation stone; provenience: Patnos

CTU A 09-26: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Azanvurtepe

CTU A 09-27: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-28: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-29: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-30: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-31: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-32: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-33: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-34: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-35: filling of a granary (ʾari); object: slab; provenience: Çavuştepe

CTU A 09-36: erection of a stele; object: stele; provenience: Bingöl Dağ

CTU A 09-37: construction of fortress; object: stele; provenience: Molla Bajazat

CTU A 09-38: statement of establishing kingship; object: stone block; provenience: Amavir

Inscriptions on metal objects

CTU B 9-1 to 3: bronze shields / fragments of bronze shields; Urartian inscriptions; votive offerings to the god Ḫaldi; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU A 09-39: erection of an object; object: stone block; provenience: Avnik

CTU B 9-3a: fragment of a bronze shield (part of the rim); Urartian inscription; votive offering to the god Ḫaldi; provenience: unknown [Museo Storico Armeno, Erevan]

CTU B 9-24: bronze handle with lion head; Urartian inscription; statement of property; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU B 9-4 to 7A-F: bronze shield bosses; Assyrian and Urartian inscriptions; statement of property; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU B 9-25a-X to 29: parts of bronze horse harnesses; Urartian inscriptions; statement of property; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU B 9-8A-B to 9: bronze helmets; Urartian inscriptions; votive offerings to the god Ḫaldi; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU B 9-30 to 31: parts of bronze door locks; Urartian inscriptions; statement of property; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU B 9-10 to 12: bronze quivers; Urartian inscriptions; votive offerings to the god Ḫaldi; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU B 9-32: fragment of a bronze blade; Urartian inscriptions; statement of property; provenience: Tul-e Gilan (tomb)

CTU B 13 A-C: bronze arrow heads; Urartian inscriptions; votive offering to the god Ḫaldi; provenience: Karmir Blur

CTU B 9-33: a bronze part of a horse harness; Urartian inscriptions; statement of property; provenience: Museo Storico Armeno, Erevan

CTU B 9-14 to 22A: bronze cups; Assyrian and Urartian inscriptions; statement of property; provenience: Karmir Blur

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