Zovinar rock inscription

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Zowinar (Urartu)
Zowinar
Zowinar
Location of Zowinar

The Urartian rock inscription of Zowinar is located in the Armenian village of Zowinar (Ծովինար, formerly Kelagran), Gegharkunik province on the southern shore of Lake Sevan . It is located on a rockfall of the Odzaberd Fortress (Snake Fortress), the old Teišebai URU. It is written in cuneiform in the Urartian language and comes from King Rusa , son of Sarduri .

inscription

Zovinar inscription

Rusa tells how he by the grace d Haldis has at one time (in the course of a campaign) following countries conquered and subjected to:

as well as four kings ( LUGAL MEŠ ) on this side of the lake and the following countries:

  • Gurkumelia ( KUR gur-qu-me-li)
  • Šanatuainn ( KUR šá-na-ṭu-ai-ni)
  • Teriušaini ( KUR te-ri-ú-i- šá-i-ni)
  • Rišuaini ( KUR ri-šú-ai-ni)
  • [...] zuaini ( KUR [...] -zu-ai-ni)
  • Ariaini ( KUR a-ri-ai-ni)
  • Zamani ( KUR za-ma-a-ni)
  • Irqimatarni ( KUR ir-qi-ma-tar-ni)
  • Elaini ( KUR e-la-i-ni)
  • Erielutaini ( KUR e-ri- [e] -tú-ai-ni)
  • Aidamaniuni ( KUR a-i-da-ma-ni-ú-ni)
  • Guriaini ( KUR gu-ri-ai-ni)
  • Alzirani ( KUR al-zi-ra-ni)
  • Piruaini ( KUR pi (?) - ru-ai-ni)
  • Šilaini ( KUR ši-la-ai-ni)
  • UIduaini ( KUR ú-i-du-ai-ni)
  • Atezaini ( KUR a-tè-za-ai-ni)
  • Eriaini ( KUR e-ri-ai-ni)
  • Azamerunini ( KUR a-za-me-ru-ni-ni)
  • 19 Kings from across the lake in the high mountains

"A total of 23 kings and one city, all of which I have subjugated". Rusa goes on to report how he took men and women to Biainili. He took their tribute and destroyed their fortifications ( É.GAL MEŠ ). Then he reports on the construction of a fortress (É.GAL), which he gives the name d IM-i URU KUR , city of Teišeba . It serves the power of Biainili and the suppression of enemy countries.

The inscription concludes with the usual cursing of whoever destroys it. The names of the gods invoked have not been preserved, but according to Melikišvili the sun god d UTU can probably be reconstructed.

The first publication of the inscription dates from 1863. A copy of the inscription can be found in the Armenian Historical Museum.

fortress

The fortress of Zovinar (Odzaberd) has only been investigated for the time being. Smith suspects that the fortress, similar to Aramus and Horom (Dovri), was built in a so-called "frontier style" that incorporates elements of the local Iron Age building practice.

literature

  • Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001.
  • Friedrich König, Handbook of Chaldic Inscriptions (Graz 1957).
  • Г. А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, No. 266.

Web links

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brady Kiesling, Rediscovering Armenia. An Archaeological / Touristic Gazetteer and Map Set for the Historical Monuments of Armenia. June 2000, Yerevan / Washington DC
  2. ↑ after Г. А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, No. 266
  3. ↑ after Г. А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, No. 266
  4. ↑ Г. А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, No. 266
  5. ↑ Mesrop Smbatjanz, Chambavaber Rusilo, Русский вестник 1863, № 53
  6. ^ R. Biscione, Missione Archeologica Italo-Armena nel Territorio del Lago Sevan, Campagna 1994. Studi Micenei ed Egeo-Anatolici 3/4, 1994, 146-149
  7. ^ Adam T. Smith / Koriun Kafadarian, New Plans of Early Iron Age and Urartian Fortresses in Armenia: A Preliminary Report on the Ancient Landscapes Project. Iran 34, 1996, 36
  8. ↑ G. Areshian, KI Kafadarian, A Simonian, G. Tiratsian, A. Kalantarian. Archeologiceskije Issledovanija v Ashtarakskom i Nairiskom Raionach Armjanskoi SSR. Vestnik Obščesvennikcha uk, 4, 1977, 77-93

Coordinates: 40 ° 9 ′ 39 ″  N , 45 ° 28 ′ 30 ″  E