Išpuini
Išpuini (or Ishpuinis) was a Urartian king. He succeeded his father Sarduri I to the throne and ruled 828 to 810 BC. Chr. Išpuini called himself among other things King of the Land Nairi , Glorious King and King of the Universe .
Išpuini conquered Musaṣir , which he made the religious center of his empire. Išpuini made the god of war Haldi an imperial god. Išpuini fought against the Assyrians under Šamši-Adad V. Towards the end of the reign of Išpuini, campaigns to the southern and western parts of Lake Urmia take place. Išpuini and Menua fought against m Uiṭeruḫi, m Luša and m Katarza in the Araxes Valley, as well as the kings of Etiuḫi . It is commonly believed that Išpuini or his son Menua around 810 BC. BC Hasanlu conquered in Mannai.
His son Menua succeeded Išpuini on the throne.
Inscriptions
- On the Kel-i-Schin stele, Išpuini reports that he has expanded his empire to the south.
- An inscription by Išpuini comes from Toprakkale near Eleşkirt at the western end of the Ağrı plain . She reports on his campaigns in the north. He then went to the field against Uiṭeruḫi, Luša and Katarza and the land of Etiuḫi . These are usually located north of the Ararat.
- Rock inscription from Ojasar-İlandağ, Culfa District , Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
- Church of Surb Porgos , Van
- Kasim Oğlu Church
- Elmalik (Zvastan / Zivistan), southwest of Van: Išpuini, son of Sarduri built this house
- Voskebak at Van
- Patnos (Badnoc) northeast of Manazgirt
- Kalecik (Lesk, Aralesk near Lehmann-Haupt) east of Lake Van
- Toprakkale , Van, Castle Rock
- Giyimili near Gürpinar southeast of the city of Van, now in the Adana Museum
Individual evidence
- ^ Dyson and Muscarella 1989
- ^ CA Burney, A first season of excavations at the Urartian citadel of Kayalıdere. Anatolian Studies 16, 1966, 61
- ↑ Г.А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, 23
- ↑ Г.А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, 20–22
- ↑ Kemalettin Köroğlu, The Northern Border of the Urartian Kingdom. In: Altan Çilingiroğlu / G. Darbyshire (Ed.), Anatolian Iron Ages 5, Proceedings of the 5th Anatolian Iron Ages Colloquium Van, 6-10. August 2001. British Institute of Archeology at Ankara Monograph 3 (Ankara 2005) 99
- ↑ Г.А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, no.20
- ↑ Г.А. Меликишвили, Урартские клинообразные надписи. Москва: Издательство АН СССР, 1960, No. 21
- ↑ Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, 8–13, 14, 15
- ↑ Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, 17–18
- ↑ Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, 19
- ↑ Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, 20
- ↑ Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, 21
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Sarduri I. |
King of Urartu 825–810 BC Chr. |
Menua |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Išpuini |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | King of Urartu |
DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century BC Chr. |
DATE OF DEATH | 9th century BC Chr. |