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| Arinçkus Argishti I Stele | |
|---|---|
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| Material | Stone |
| Writing | Urartian language |
| Created | 785 BC |
| Discovered | 2015 |
| Present location | Bitlis Ahlat Museum |
TheArinçkus Argishti I Stele (Turkish:Arinçkus Argişti Steli) is a stele belonging to the Urartian kingArgishti I, dated between 785 BC and 756 BC, and has anUrartian inscription written in cuneiform script.
The artifact was found in 2015 by Kenan Işık, an officer of the Van Archeology Museum, in Köklü Village ofVan province, located aroundLake Van.[1]
1 [ma]r-gi-iš-ti-i-šemmi-˹nu˺- ?-ḫi-ni-[še]
2 [a-l]i-e a-lu-še i-ni[NA]4pu-lu-si e-si-[ni]
3 su-ú-i-du-li-e a-˹lu˺- še še-er-du-li-˹e˺
4 ˹a˺-lu-še DUB-te pi-tú-li-e [a-lu-]˹še˺ a-i-ni-[i]
5 i-ni-e-li du-li-i-e a-˹lu˺-[še ˹ú˺-li-še?
6 ti-ú-li-i-e i-e-še za-du-bi tú-ri-ni-n[i]
7 ˹D˺ḫal-di-i- še˹D˺IM-še˹D˺UTU-ni? DINGIRMEŠ
8 [ma]-a-ni ar-mu-zi-i˹D˺UTU-ni pi-i-n[i]
9 [mi]- ˹i˺ ar-ḫi ú-ru-˹li˺-a-ni mì-i-i
mi]- ˹i˺ na-a-ra-a a-ú-i-e ú-lu-li-e
"Argishti, son of Minua, says: Whoever carries this stele (from here), whoever hides (it), whoever damages its inscription, whoever does these things, whoever says "I have done this!"; God Haldi, Storm God, May the Sun God and (all) the gods destroy him and his offspring under the ray of the sun.” (The meanings of the words in the last two lines have not yet been deciphered.)