Gilzanu
Gilzanu (Assyr. KUR gil-a-na-aa , also read as Habzanu) was an Iron Age state in northwestern Iran. It was on the west or south bank of Lake Urmia or near Solduz ( Hasanlu / Mešta).
Gilzanu was famous for its horses. Until the 9th century, the Assyrians seem to have obtained the majority of their cavalry horses from here, later they switched to Parsua .
The white obelisk of Aššur-nasir-apli II tells how the ruler received tribute payments from horses in his first year of reign from the country of Gilzanu. He tried to make this a regular filing, but it appeared to be refused. As a result, Assur-nasirpal got angry and marched against the cities of Harira and Halhalaus , "cities of criminal rulers", which were probably located in Gilzanu. He conquered them in his first year of reign and brought booty, flocks and prisoners to Assyria .
Shalmaneser III. In the year of his accession to the throne, he received the tribute of the lands by the sea of Nairi , including that of Gilzanu. It consisted of chariot horses and two-humped camels.
Gilzanu was occupied by the Urartians , but then came back under Assyrian influence. As we know from the banquet stele of Aššur-nasir-apli II , the ambassador from Gilzanu, together with emissaries from Hubuschkia , Kumme Gurgum and Muṣaṣir, was present at his coronation in Kalhu .
Ruler
- Asau / Sua under Shalmaneser III.
literature
- Julian Reade: Assurnasirpal I. and the White Obelisk. In: Iraq. Vol. 37, No. 2, Autumn 1975, pp. 129-150.
- Julian Reade: Campaigning around Musasir. In: A. Cilingiroglu, DH French (Ed.): Anatolian Iron Ages. 3, Ankara 1994, pp. 185-188.