Inscribed Bullae Found during Excavations on the Northern Slope of Ayanis Fortress in 2015 and a New Urartian Building Name, ÉTamali
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6078265 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kenan Işık (0000-0002-4883-3090), Oğuz Aras (0000-0001-9291-1597, Atatürk University), Ayşegül Akın Aras, Ayşegül Akin Aras (0000-0002-6540-7560, Atatürk University) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 73 |
| Pages | 179-191 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Cuneiform Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0256 • E-ISSN: 2325-6737 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/714659 |
| OpenAlex | W3178097428 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
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 2015 excavations of the outer side of the northern fortifications and trash layer at Ayanis, with a first edition of the new bullae. These short inscriptions mention the names of people, cities, countries, and professions, as is common in such Urartian bullae. The inscription on a newly discovered bulla mentioning a construction named tamali is important as it informs us about a new building unit whose function is unknown at present
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Excavation · Fortress (chess · Inscribed figure · Windsor · Ancient Near East History · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Geology · History
| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |