Argishti I of Urartu
| Argishti I | |
|---|---|
 | |
| King of Urartu | |
| Reign | 786–764 BC |
| Predecessor | Menua |
| Successor | Sarduri II |
| Born | c. 827 BC |
| Died | c. 764 BC |
| Issue | Sarduri II |
| Father | Menua |
| Mother | Tariria |
Argishti I (Armenian: Արգիշտի Ա), was the sixth known king of Urartu, reigning from 786 BC to 764 BC. He founded the citadel of Erebuni in 782 BC, which is the present capital of Armenia, Yerevan.[1] Alternate transliterations of the name include Argishtis, Argisti, Argišti, and Argishtish. Although the name is usually rendered as Argišti (read: Argishti), some scholars argue that Argisti is the most likely pronunciation. This is due to the belief that the Urartians used the cuneiform symbol š to voice an s-sound, as opposed to representing the digraph sh.[2]
A son and the successor of
He was succeeded by his son Sarduri II.
Linguists believe that the name Argishti has
See also
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References
- ISBN 9780810865648.
- ISBN 9780195376142.
- OCLC 469553313.
- ISBN 0253209153.
- ^ a b Adam T. Smith. The Political Landscape: Constellations of Authority in Early Complex Polities. University of California Press. 2003. [1]
- Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia (in Armenian). Vol. 4. Yerevan. pp. 90–91.)
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- ^ Petrosyan, Armen - The Indo-european and ancient Near Eastern sources of the Armenian epic, 2002, Institute for the study of Man
Further reading
- N. Adontz, Histoire d'Arménie. Les origines, Paris, 1946
External links
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