Urartu
Americannoun
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A promising key to Urartu writing is the green stone in the pass�a sort of Rosetta Stone* with identical inscriptions in both Assyrian and Urartu.
From Time Magazine Archive
The northern side of the stone, facing the Urartu country, repeats the boast in Urartu.
From Time Magazine Archive
By comparing the identical inscriptions, the scholars of the University of Michigan hope to improve their knowledge of the Urartu language, and read from their ancient monuments the stone-written history of the ancient Urartu nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Both kings marched more than once up to the neighbourhood of the Urmia Lake, and Shalmaneser struck at the heart of Urartu itself three or four times; but with inconclusive success.
From The Ancient East by Hogarth, D. G. (David George)
Esarhaddon's generals, however, were able to deal with the situation, and one of the notable results of the pacification of the north-eastern area was the conclusion of an alliance with Urartu.
From Myths of Babylonia and Assyria by Mackenzie, Donald Alexander
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