Thureau-Dangin, Lehmann-Haupt, Rusa Sardurihi and Rusa Erimenahi (original) (raw)

This article examines the traditional sequence of Urartian kings originally proposed by Lehmann-Haupt. It is now clear that Lehmann-Haupt's arguments were based on false assumptions and that Thureau-Dangin's suggestion that Rusa, son of Erimena, was the opponent of Sargon II of Assyria in 714 BC is correct and that the sequence of the Urartian kings must be revised.. It is prefaced by "A note to the reader" containing further information.

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Could Rusa son of Erimena have been king of Urartu during Sargon’s Eighth Campaign?,

This article investigates whether Rusa, son of Erimena, could have been king of Urartu in 714 BC when Sargon II of Assyria invaded Urartu. The textual and iconographical evidence supports this proposal which leds to a belated revision of the sequence of the Urartian kings. It is prefaced by "A note for the reader" that includes further information.

Rusa son of Argishti: Rusa II or Rusa III?

The ordinal succession of Urartian kings is crucial for understanding specific events such as the demise of the Kingdom of Urartu. Yet a combination of oftused names, such as Rusa, and the fact that Urartian inscriptions are not always precise as to which king was mentioned has led to considerable confusion. This paper examines the evidence with regard to two kings named Rusa: one is the son of Argishti, the other is the son of Erimena. Using a range of textual evidence, including the Gövelek inscription and data from Ayanis, a succession of later Urartian kings is offered.

THE RISE OF THE URARTIAN KINGDOM NEW REVISITED.pdf

The Urartian kingdom was founded in the first half of the IX century BC during the war with Assyria. Changing this country into one of the powerful countries of the Near East was closely connected with some circumstances. One of these circumstances was ethnically uniqueness. Local tribes gathered together against the foreign invaders. Assyria was faced with great danger in the North with the foundation of powerful Urartian kingdom. The head of the Urartian ruling dynasty Sarduri I made some changings in order to make this country rise. The main of these changings was stablishment of powerful army and strong fortress Tushpa. Ishpuini’s religious reforms played an important role in the formation of Urartian etnosphere.

The Early Urartian Kings Ishpuini and Minua s Search for a Royal Architectural

The Early Urartian Kings Ishpuini and Minua’s Search for a Royal Architectural Idiom as Reflected in the Lower and Upper Anzaf Fortresses, 2022

In the early 1st millennium BC, Urartians built a powerful kingdom centered at Van Fortress overlooking Tushpa and ruled over Eastern Anatolia, modern Armenia, and northwest Iran. Apart from the Madır Burcu inscriptions at Van Fortress, little is known about the founding king, Sarduri I (r. 840-830 BC). His son and successor, Ishpuini (r. 830-820 BC), is accredited as the founding king of the Urartian Kingdom, because recognizable Urartian traits emerged in the archaeological record during his reign. Ishpuini's religious, architectural, and military reforms were continued by his son, Minua (r. 810-780 BC), with Ishpuini's search for a royal building program in particular culminating in the emergence of a royal architectural idiom with clear rules and standards under Minua's reign. This study examines the differences in the topographical location and architectural elements of two excavated settlements at Anzaf that reflect the observable changes from the reign of the father to that of the son: the Lower Anzaf Fortress that is attributed to Ishpuini and the Upper Anzaf Fortress that was constructed by Minua, which lasted until the end of the kingdom similar to the royal architectural idiom created at this site.

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Three Kings of the Orient in Archaic Ur

L. Feliu, J. Llop, A. Millet Albà, J. Sanmartín (edd.), Time and History in the Ancient Near East, Proceedings of the 56th Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale at Barcelona, 26-30 July 2010, Winona Lake, Indiana: EISENBRAUNS 2013, 635-644.., 2013