Adakoy rock inscription
The Urartian rock inscription at Adaköy , southwest of Malazgirt, tells of the construction of irrigation systems by King Menua .
“ Menua , son of Išpuini , dug this canal for the god Ḫaldi , the mighty . Its name is 'Menua Canal' ( Menuai pili ). He dug it from the Menua valley to the city of Uliš [...] ini, to the city [...] ”. The following line lists the titles of the king: "For d Ḫaldi, the mighty - Menua, son of Išpuini, lord of the whole, king of the land of Biainili, ruler of the city of Tušpa ."
A number of similar inscriptions are known, including from Bakımlı , Katembastı , Edremit and Hotanlı . They prove the systematic development of the country through Menua. In Urartu, arable farming was possible without artificial irrigation, but special crops such as wine or fruit required additional fresh water.
literature
- Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, No. 76.
- Г. А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, No. 59.
- Friedrich König, Handbook of Chaldic Inscriptions (Graz 1957), No. 43.
- Carl Lehmann-Haupt , Report, No. 51.