Argišti I.

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Argišti I. (also called Argištiše , Argischtis or Argishti I. transcribed) was an Urartian king, about v 785-753. Ruled.

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An inscription from Tušpa (today Van , Surp Saak) gives detailed information about his reign.

Conquests

He was the son of his predecessor Menua and continued his policy of expansion. He was successful in the northeast and penetrated to Lake Sevan . The Urartus region thus extended from south Georgia via Armenia , south-east Turkey to north-east Syria. An inscription Argištis from Elar north of Yerevan mentions his victory over the land of Etiuni and the city of Darani in the land of Uluani .

Under Argišti I, the Urartian metal industry also experienced a boom when he conquered copper mines in the Lesser Caucasus and demanded tributes on metals from the neighboring states. A cast bronze helmet with an inscription from Argišti I, King of Urartu, who was attributed to the Cimmerians as booty, comes from Verkhnyaya Rutcha in North Ossetia. Argišti I presumably died in 753 BC. In a battle against the Kimmerer where this helmet was captured.

buildings

Numerous inscriptions tell of the temple and palace building of Argištis I and its promotion of agriculture. Argišti secured its conquests in the Ararat plain with numerous fortifications. Argišti I. founded Argištihinili (today in Armavir ), the main base of Urartus in Transcaucasia , and Erebuni (today part of the Armenian capital Yerevan ).

Argištis I was succeeded by his son Sarduri II.

Inscriptions

Copy of the inscription Argištis in Erebuni

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Г. А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, No. 131
  2. ↑ Askold Ivantchik: The archaeological traces of the Cimmerians in the Middle East and the problem of dating the pre- and early Kythischen cultures. In: Ricardo Eichmann, Hermann Parzinger (Hrsg.): Migration und Kulturtransfer. 2001, p. 340.
  3. ^ Adam T. Smith, The Making of an Urartian Landscape in Southern Transcaucasia: A Study of Political Architectonics. American Journal of Archeology 103/1, 1999, 49

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predecessor Office successor
Menua King of Urartu
approx. 785–753 BC Chr. 		Sarduri II
personal data
SURNAME Argišti I.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Argištiše I .; Argishtis I .; Argishti I.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION King of Urartu
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century BC Chr.
DATE OF DEATH 8th century BC Chr.