Etymology
Origin of Urartian
Example Sentences
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"Only the meaning of certain words is known with certainty. So no one can claim to speak Urartian."
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
He has become something of a local curiosity, calling himself "one of the last seven people in Turkey to speak the Urartian language."
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
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 Donald Alexander Mackenzie
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 Donald Alexander Mackenzie
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 Donald Alexander Mackenzie
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