Kenan Işık
Biographic Data
| ID | 4101442 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kenan Işık |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kenan |
| FAMILY NAME | Işık |
| SIGNATURE | IṢIK K |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4883-3090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
A recently discovered Urartian stele dedicated to the god Ua from Avnik/Erzurum in East Turkey
What we know so far about Ua, one of the important gods of Urartu, was limited to a few attestations of this name in the Urartian inscriptions. A new inscribed stele fragment found in the vicinity of Avnik in the Erzurum region, in the northwest of the former Urartian Kingdom, reveals new suggestions about the god in question. The inscription on the stele fragment belonging to the Urartian king Sarduri II (756 – ca. 730 BC) helps to reconstruct a…
Some Toponymic Determinations in the Light of the Urartian Postposition -ka/kai
It is widely accepted that -ka(i) a common postposition in Urartian, gives the meaning “before/in front of” to the concepts to which it is appended. However, it also signifies “under, below” in some expressions, particularly place names. In fact, the postposition -ka(i) appended to mountain names indicating the location of the newly founded centres of Urartian kings means “at the foot of” rather than “in front of” or “gegenüber (in German)” as so…
On a Place Name in Urartian Studies and a new Inscription with an Urartian Expression
Focusing on two main issues, this article first deals with the name and location of the village of Anguzek/Güsak (Topuzarpa) on the Bergri/Muradiye Plain where Urartian inscriptions have been discovered; there are various suggestions about its identification. The second issue is an inscription of the Urartian king Minua (810-785/80 BCE), which we found during the surface survey we conducted in this village in 2017. This new inscription, as well a…
Inscribed Bullae Found during Excavations on the Northern Slope of Ayanis Fortress in 2015 and a New Urartian Building Name, ÉTamali
The 2014 season of excavations at the Ayanis Fortress of the Urartian Kingdom, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van, revealed a trash layer on the northern slope of the fortress that contained densely packed animal bone remains as well as several inscribed bullae. During the excavations carried out in the same area in 2015 four more inscribed bullae were recovered in the northern fortification wall. This article provides information on the 20…
A new Urartian temple in Körzüt fortress, Turkey
In this article we share the results of a rescue excavation carried by the Van Museum at Körzüt fortress in 2016. During excavations on the south-west side of Körzüt fortress which was the most important centre of the Urartian Kingdom in the Muradiye plain according to the Urartian inscriptions and the discovered architectural remains, our research team reached the ruins of a square-planned room with a rabbeted façade. Although it is similar to t…
The Irrigation Canal Stele of the Urartian King Argišti I Recently Discovered in Erciş/Salmanağa, North of Lake Van
This article presents a recently-found inscribed stele belonging to the Urartian king Argišti I (ca. 785/80–756 BC). The stele was erected to commemorate the inauguration of an irrigation channel running off the Dainalitini Stream (modern Deliçay), north of Lake Van in Eastern Turkey. The inscription on this stele is important, both for localizing the Dainalitini Stream mentioned in Urartian texts, as well as understanding sacrificial rituals in …
A Fragmentary Stela of the Urartian King Argišti I found in Arinçkus, to the Northwest of Van Lake
This article presents a recently found inscription on part of stela belonging to the Urartian king Argišti I (ca. 785/80–756 BC). The findspot of this inscription distinguishes this stela from other Urartian stelae
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A Fragmentary Stela of the Urartian King Argišti I found in Arinçkus, to the Northwest of Van Lake
This article presents a recently found inscription on part of stela belonging to the Urartian king Argišti I (ca. 785/80–756 BC). The findspot of this inscription distinguishes this stela from other Urartian stelae
The Irrigation Canal Stele of the Urartian King Argišti I Recently Discovered in Erciş/Salmanağa, North of Lake Van
This article presents a recently-found inscribed stele belonging to the Urartian king Argišti I (ca. 785/80–756 BC). The stele was erected to commemorate the inauguration of an irrigation channel running off the Dainalitini Stream (modern Deliçay), north of Lake Van in Eastern Turkey. The inscription on this stele is important, both for localizing the Dainalitini Stream mentioned in Urartian texts, as well as understanding sacrificial rituals in …
A new Urartian temple in Körzüt fortress, Turkey
In this article we share the results of a rescue excavation carried by the Van Museum at Körzüt fortress in 2016. During excavations on the south-west side of Körzüt fortress which was the most important centre of the Urartian Kingdom in the Muradiye plain according to the Urartian inscriptions and the discovered architectural remains, our research team reached the ruins of a square-planned room with a rabbeted façade. Although it is similar to t…
On a Place Name in Urartian Studies and a new Inscription with an Urartian Expression
Focusing on two main issues, this article first deals with the name and location of the village of Anguzek/Güsak (Topuzarpa) on the Bergri/Muradiye Plain where Urartian inscriptions have been discovered; there are various suggestions about its identification. The second issue is an inscription of the Urartian king Minua (810-785/80 BCE), which we found during the surface survey we conducted in this village in 2017. This new inscription, as well a…
Inscribed Bullae Found during Excavations on the Northern Slope of Ayanis Fortress in 2015 and a New Urartian Building Name, ÉTamali
The 2014 season of excavations at the Ayanis Fortress of the Urartian Kingdom, located on the eastern shore of Lake Van, revealed a trash layer on the northern slope of the fortress that contained densely packed animal bone remains as well as several inscribed bullae. During the excavations carried out in the same area in 2015 four more inscribed bullae were recovered in the northern fortification wall. This article provides information on the 20…
A recently discovered Urartian stele dedicated to the god Ua from Avnik/Erzurum in East Turkey
What we know so far about Ua, one of the important gods of Urartu, was limited to a few attestations of this name in the Urartian inscriptions. A new inscribed stele fragment found in the vicinity of Avnik in the Erzurum region, in the northwest of the former Urartian Kingdom, reveals new suggestions about the god in question. The inscription on the stele fragment belonging to the Urartian king Sarduri II (756 – ca. 730 BC) helps to reconstruct a…
Some Toponymic Determinations in the Light of the Urartian Postposition -ka/kai
It is widely accepted that -ka(i) a common postposition in Urartian, gives the meaning “before/in front of” to the concepts to which it is appended. However, it also signifies “under, below” in some expressions, particularly place names. In fact, the postposition -ka(i) appended to mountain names indicating the location of the newly founded centres of Urartian kings means “at the foot of” rather than “in front of” or “gegenüber (in German)” as so…
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