Urartian

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[oo-rahr-tee-uhn] / ʊˈrɑr ti ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Urartu, its people, or their language.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Urartu.

2. the non-Semitic, non-Indo-European language of Urartu, written in a cuneiform syllabic script.

Etymology

Origin of Urartian

Urart(u) + -ian

Example Sentences

The Urartian kingdom had extended rapidly and bordered on Assyrian territory.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

The buildings erected there by Menuas and his successors became associated in after-time with the traditions of Semiramis, who, as Queen Sammu-rammat of Assyria, was a contemporary of the great Urartian conqueror.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

For a century it was the seat of Urartian administration.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

The city appears to have opened its gates to him although it was in the kingdom of Mati-ilu, who acknowledged Urartian sway.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander

Tiglath-pileser, however, crossed the Euphrates and, moving northward, delivered an unexpected attack on the Urartian army in Qummukh.

From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander