The Arinçkus Argishti I Stele (Turkish: Arinçkus Argişti Steli), is a stele belonging to the Urartian King Argishti I, dated between 785 BC and 756 BC, and has an Urartian text written in cuneiform script.
| Arinçkus Argishti I Stele | |
|---|---|
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| Material | Stone |
| Writing | Urartian language |
| Created | 785 BC |
| Discovered | 2015 |
| Present location | Bitlis Ahlat Museum |
Finding
editThe artifact was found in 2015 by Kenan Işık, an officer of the Van Archeology Museum, in Köklü Village of Van province, located around Lake Van.[1]
Text
edit1 [ma]r-gi-iš-ti-i-še mmi-˹nu˺- ?-ḫi-ni-[še]
2 [a-l]i-e a-lu-še i-ni [NA]4pu-lu-si e-si-[ni]
3 su-ú-i-du-li-e a-˹lu˺- še še-er-du-li-˹e˺
4 ˹a˺-lu-še DUB-te pi-tú-li-e [a-lu-]˹še˺ a-i-ni-[i]
5 i-ni-e-li du-li-i-e a-˹lu˺-[še ˹ú˺-li-še?
6 ti-ú-li-i-e i-e-še za-du-bi tú-ri-ni-n[i]
7 ˹D˺ḫal-di-i- še ˹D˺IM-še ˹D˺UTU-ni? DINGIR MEŠ
8 [ma]-a-ni ar-mu-zi-i ˹D˺UTU-ni pi-i-n[i]
9 [mi]- ˹i˺ ar-ḫi ú-ru-˹li˺-a-ni mì-i-i
mi]- ˹i˺ na-a-ra-a a-ú-i-e ú-lu-li-e
English translate
edit"Argishti, son of Minua, says: Whoever carries this stele (from here), whoever hides (it), whoever damages its inscription, whoever does these things, whoever says "I have done this!"; God Haldi, Storm God, May the Sun God and (all) the gods destroy him and his offspring under the ray of the sun.” (The meanings of the words in the last two lines have not yet been deciphered.)
References
edit- ^ "A Fragmentary Stela of the Urartian King Argišti I found in Arinçkus, to the Northwest of Van Lake" (in Turkish). Kenan Işık. January 2015. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021.