Karahan (Van)
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| Province (il) : | Van | |||
| District ( ilçe ) : | Muradiye | |||
| Coordinates : | 38 ° 57 ' N , 43 ° 40' E | |||
| Telephone code : | (+90) 432 | |||
| Postal code : | 65500 | |||
| License plate : | 65 | |||
| Karahan County | ||||
| Kaymakam : | Metin Esen | |||
| Website (Kaymakam): | ||||
Karahan ( Turkish for black hostel ) is a village in Muradiye district in the Turkish province of Van . It is located on the northeast bank of Lake Van at the mouth of the Bendimahi Çay River .
Two rock inscriptions of the Urartian ruler Menua were found in Karahan . They are executed in Assyrian cuneiform . Both inscriptions are damaged, of the second (No. 43 near Harutjunjan) only the standardized curse formula has been preserved. The inscription tells of the construction of a tower temple ( susi ) and a fortress on virgin land ("nothing was built here"). Menua also planted wings and fruit gardens. The fortress was named Arzuniuli. In addition to the imperial god Ḫaldi , the inscription also mentions the god Ua, perhaps a local deity.
literature
- Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, 42, 43.
- Ali M. Dinçol, E. Kavakli, Newer Urartean inscriptions from the village of Karahan. AA 6, 1978, 29-32.
- Miroj Salvini. Aspects of art and iconography. In: Anatolia and its neighbors, FS Nimet Özgüç , Ankara 1993, plate 93f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Н. В. Арутюнян, Корпус уратсқих қлинообразных надписеӣ. Ереван, Гитутюн 2001, 42