Tušpa

The Capital of Urartians

Buch | Hardcover

492 Seiten

2025
Brill (Verlag)
978-90-04-72531-7 (ISBN)

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Tušpa (Tushpa), the capital of the Urartians who established their state on the Eastern Anatolian High Plateau in the 9th century BC, provides invaluable material remains—monuments and inscriptions—that help us understand this ancient civilization. This book presents the results of new research conducted between 2010 and 2019, building on nearly 170 years of ongoing studies in this ancient city. Tushpa, the earliest example of a new settlement model developed by Assyria's perennial enemy, occupies a strategic position on the high plateau north of the Taurus Mountains. Through this book, you will gain insight into the settlement policies of the Urartians, who built their cities in plains surrounded by impassable mountains. These policies are reflected in their inscriptions, architectural styles, and the intricate weaving of stone walls.

Erkan Konyar focused his studies on the Early Iron Age of Eastern Anatolia, the Urartian and Iranian Iron Age. He conducted the Tušpa excavations for ten seasons from 2010 to 2019. Bülent Genç is a scholar in the Mardin Artuklu University. He has been conducting research on the archaeology of the Near East, particularly Mesopotamia and Anatolia.

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Introduction

1 Ṭušpa From Dream to Reality: Pilgrims, Travelers, and Early Research

Erkan Konyar and Bülent Genç

2 Ṭušpa: From the Rock Outcrop to the Capital

Kenan Işık and Bülent Genç

3 Historical Topography of the Van Fortress

Erkan Konyar

4 The Written Documents of Ṭušpa, the Capital of Urartu

Mirjo Salvini

5 The Earliest Royal Building of the Urartian Kingdom: Sardurburç

Armağan Tan

6 Ṭušpa İç Kale (Inner Citadel) and Its Structures

Can Avcı

7 The Siršini of Ṭušpa

Bülent Genç, Kenan Işık, Armağan Tan and Hale Tümer

8 Van Fortress: Areas West of the West Ditch, New Palace?

Erkan Konyar, Can Avcı and Şemsihan Kaya

9 Buried in the Rock: The Royal Tombs of Ṭušpa

Erkan Konyar and Bülent Genç

10 The Archaeology, Description, and Possible Functions of the Monumental Memory of Ṭušpa, Analıkız

Bülent Genç

11 The Ṭušpa-Horhor Fountain

Bülent Genç, Armağan Tan, Can Avcı and Rıza Gürler Akgün

12 “T” Shaped Niches Carved in the Bedrock of Van Fortress and Surrounding Places

Rıfat Kuvanç

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Erscheinungsdatum	13.05.2025
Reihe/Serie	Culture and History of the Ancient Near East ; 143
Verlagsort	Leiden
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	943 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
ISBN-10	90-04-72531-8 / 9004725318
ISBN-13	978-90-04-72531-7 / 9789004725317
Zustand	Neuware