Inscription by Nor Bayazet
Coordinates: 40 ° 21 '11 " N , 45 ° 7' 55" E
The Urartian inscription of Nor Bayazet (today Gawar ) on the west bank of Lake Sevan in Armenia comes from King Rusa I , son of Sarduri and reports on the victory over the kings of Ueliḫi and the construction of a fortress called Haldi-Stadt ( d Ḫal- di-ei URU KUR ). It is located on the fortress rock above today's city.
It was discovered in 1927 by the Armenian Archaeological Commission. The first translation was presented by the Hittite scientist Johannes Friedrich , another is by Archibald Henry Sayce .
literature
- Johannes Friedrich: Minor Asian language monuments. Berlin 1932
- Г. А. Меликишвили: Урартские клинообразные надписи. Издательство АН СССР, Moscow 1960, No. 256.
Web links
- Histor. City map (around 1930)
- Unlabeled photo from the city archives, it probably shows the inscription stone
- Transcription and translation into Russian by Melikišwili
